Okahandja
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Okahandja (meaning "the place where two rivers flow into each other to form one wide one") is a small town in central Namibia, north of Windhoek on the B1 road. It was founded around 1800, by two local groups, the Herero and the Nama.
A German pastor, Heinrich Schmelen, became the first European to visit the town, in 1827. In 1844, two missionaries were permanently assigned to the town, and a church dates from this period. A military base was established in Okahandja in 1894, and it is this date that is officially recognized as the town's founding.
A large open-air curio market attracts tourists, and the town serves as the administrative centre for the Herero tribe.
Willem Meherero, Jan Jonker and Hosea Kutako are buried in the town.
[edit] Transport
A station on the Trans-Namib Railway was built in 1909, which led to further growth and development in the area.
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