Khan River

The river Khan is an ephemeral river crossing the Erongo region of central . It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rainy season from November to February/March.
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  • Type: Intermittent stream
  • Description: river in Namibia
  • Also known as: Chan

Khan River

Latitude
-22.7° or 22° 42′ south
Longitude
14.9° or 14° 54′ east
Elevation
271 metres (889 feet)
Open location code
5F9P7WX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
3356226
Wiki­data ID
Q145962
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Khan River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Khan
  • Bavarian: Khan
  • Cebuano: Khan
  • Chinese: 坎河
  • Finnish: Khan (joki)
  • Finnish: Khan
  • Fulah: Maayo Khan
  • German: Khan-Rivier
  • German: Khan
  • Greek: Χαν
  • Irish: Abhainn Khan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Khan
  • Russian: Кхан
  • Spanish: Río Khan
  • Ukrainian: Хан (притока Свакопа)
  • Ukrainian: Хан
  • Venetian: Fiume Khan
  • Welsh: Afon Khan

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