Nakop
Nakop is a small town and border post in northwestern South Africa on its border with Namibia. It lies ten kilometres north of the Orange River. In August 1914, the town was the site of the first conflict between German and South African troops in World War I over control of German South West Africa.- Type: Railway station
- Description: town
- Also known as: “Nakob”
Nakop
- Categories: town, border city, and transportation
- Location: ǁKaras, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.10595° or 28° 6′ 21″ south
Longitude
19.98721° or 19° 59′ 14″ east
Elevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)
Open location code
5F3XVXVP+JV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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