Herero cemetery
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | Gravesites : Graves: Traditional guides | ||
| location | Okahandja | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 21 ° 58 '49.4 " S , 16 ° 55' 11.5" E | ||
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| Emergence | from 1861 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
March 20, 1990 | ||
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| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The Herero Cemetery ( English Herero Grave Complex ) is a cemetery in Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region in Namibia . The cemetery complex has been a Namibian National Monument since March 20, 1990 .
The central point of the Herero cemetery is the monument of three traditional leaders . The cemetery is considered to be the most important place of the Herero and is still visited today as a place of worship during the Herero Day .
Web links
Commons : Herero Cemetery - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 111/1990 Herero Grave Complex. National Heritage Council. ( Memento of June 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved October 31, 2017.