Academia
Academia is a suburb in Khomas, Namibia and has an elevation of 1,694 metres. Academia is situated nearby to the suburb Pioneers Park, as well as near Prosperita.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eros Airport and Independence Stadium.
Eros Airport
Aerodrome
Eros Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport is an airport serving Windhoek, the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in the Khomas Region, about 5 km south of Windhoek's central business district, and has been a secondary hub for Air Namibia.
Independence Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Independence Stadium in Windhoek's Olympia suburb is the national stadium of the Republic of Namibia. Owned by the Government of Namibia it holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for association football events.
Grove Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Grove Mall is the largest shopping centre in Namibia, Southern Africa, billed as the country's first regional shopping mall. It is located in the Hilltop mixed-use estate in Kleine Kuppe, in the southern Windhoek suburbs. Grove Mall is situated 3 km southeast of Academia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pioneers Park and Cimbebasia.
Pioneers Park
Suburb
Pioneers Park is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia, in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency. It was developed in the second half of the 20th century as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura.
Cimbebasia
Suburb
Cimbebasia is suburb situated in Southern Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The name Cimbebasia was originally applied to the region occupied by a Roman Catholic Prefecture Apostolic that was established in southwestern Africa. Cimbebasia is situated 2½ km southeast of Academia.
Windhoek
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.
Academia
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.60989° or 22° 36′ 36″ southLongitude
17.06784° or 17° 4′ 4″ eastElevation
1,694 metres (5,558 feet)Open location code
5F9V93R9+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 12306025860OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3358815
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