Ai-Ais

Ai-Ais
Ai-Ais
Coordinates: 27°55′16″S 17°29′28″E / 27.921°S 17.491°E / -27.921; 17.491Coordinates: 27°55′16″S 17°29′28″E / 27.921°S 17.491°E / -27.921; 17.491
Country  Namibia
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)

Ai-Ais is a holiday resort with hot mineral springs, in the bed of the Fish River, some 128 km west of Karasburg and 224 km south-west of Keetmanshoop. From Khoekhoen /Ae-/aes, 'firefire', i.e. 'hot as fire'.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 54. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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