Eagle Monument
The Eagle Monument is a war memorial in Keetmanshoop, in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It was designated a National Monument of Namibia on 1 August 1967.- Type: Monument
- Description: national monument in Namibia
- Also known as: “Eagle monument” and “Eagle Monument, Keetmanshoop”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keetmanshoop railway station.
Keetmanshoop railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Keetmanshoop railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keetmanshoop in Namibia. It was erected in 1908 when the territory was colonised by Imperial Germany. Keetmanshoop railway station is situated 560 metres north of Eagle Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keetmanshoop.
Keetmanshoop
Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keetmanshoop is the capital of the ǁKaras region of southern Namibia. It's one of the main stopping points on the B1 between Windhoek and South Africa.
Eagle Monument
- Categories: memorial and historic site
- Location: ǁKaras, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.57884° or 26° 34′ 44″ southLongitude
18.13476° or 18° 8′ 5″ eastOpen location code
5F5WC4CM+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1017994678OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q42309213
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In Other Languages
From French to Hausa—“Eagle Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “mémorial de la guerre germano-nama”
- French: “Mémorial de la guerre germano-nama”
- German: “Adlerdenkmal”
- Hausa: “Abin tunawa na Eagle, Keetmanshoop”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Nampost.
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ǁKaras: Must-Visit Destinations
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