Elim (place, Namibia)

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Elim constituency map

Elim is a settlement in the Omusati region in northern Namibia . It forms the center of the constituency of the same name . The settlement is also the traditional center of the Uukwambi kings .

Elim was founded as a Finnish mission on July 18, 1870. The settlement is considered the birthplace of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Klaus Dierks: Chronology of Namibian History, 1870 . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Veijo Notkola, Ian M. Timaeus, Harri Siiskonen: Mortality Transition in the Ovamboland region of Namibia, 1930-1990. Issue 54, pp. 153-167.

Coordinates: 17 ° 44 ′  S , 15 ° 30 ′  E