Khomas

Khomas is a region in the central highlands of . Khomas is centred on the capital city Windhoek and thus has superior transportation infrastructure.
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is '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.

Khomas

Latitude
-22.75° or 22° 45′ south
Longitude
17.0833° or 17° 5′ east
Population
495,000
Elevation
1,883 metres (6,178 feet)
Open location code
5F9V732M+28
Geo­Names ID
3352137
Wiki­data ID
Q834508
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Khomas” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Khomas
  • Arabic: إقليم خوماس
  • Armenian: Կհոմաս
  • Asturian: Khomas
  • Basque: Khomas
  • Bengali: খুমাস অঞ্চল
  • Bulgarian: Кхомас
  • Catalan: Khomas
  • Cebuano: Khomas
  • Chinese: Khomas Chiu
  • Chinese: 霍馬斯區
  • Chinese: 霍马斯区
  • Croatian: Khomas
  • Danish: Khomas Region
  • Dutch: Khomas
  • Estonian: Khomasi piirkond
  • Estonian: Khomasi ringkond
  • Faroese: Khomas
  • Finnish: Khomas
  • French: Khomas
  • Galician: Khomas
  • Georgian: კჰომასის რეგიონი
  • German: Khomas
  • German: NA-KH
  • Greek: Κόμας
  • Gujarati: ખોમાસ પ્રદેશ
  • Hindi: खोमास प्रदेश
  • Ido: Regiono Khomas
  • Indonesian: Region Khomas
  • Indonesian: Wilayah Khomas
  • Italian: Khomas
  • Italian: regione di Khomas
  • Italian: Regione di Khomas
  • Japanese: ホマス州
  • Kannada: ಖೊಮಾಸ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 호마스주
  • Latvian: Khomasas reģions
  • Lithuanian: Chomaso regionas
  • Lithuanian: Chomo regionas
  • Macedonian: Комас
  • Malay: Khomas Region
  • Marathi: खॉमस प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Khomas Chiu
  • Moroccan Arabic: لإقليم د خوماس
  • Northern Frisian: Khomas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Khomas
  • Norwegian: Khomas
  • Persian: منطقه خوماس
  • Persian: منطقه کوماس
  • Polish: Khomas
  • Portuguese: Khomas
  • Romanian: Regiunea Khomas
  • Russian: Кхомас
  • Sinhala: කොමාස් කලාපය
  • Slovenian: Khomas
  • South Azerbaijani: منطقه کوماس
  • Spanish: Khomas
  • Spanish: Región de Khomas
  • Swahili: Khomas
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Khomas
  • Swedish: Khomas
  • Tamil: கஹோமஸ் பகுதி
  • Telugu: ఖోోమాస్ ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: โคมาส
  • Turkish: Khomas Bölgesi
  • Turkish: Khomas
  • Ukrainian: Кхомас
  • Urdu: خوماس ریجن
  • Urdu: خوماس علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Khomas
  • Western Armenian: Գոմաս
  • Western Frisian: Khomas (regio)
  • Western Frisian: Khomas
  • Western Panjabi: صوبہ خوماس
  • Wu Chinese: 霍马斯区
  • Zulu: Khomas Region

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