Osire Refugee Settlement
Osire is a refugee camp in central Namibia, situated 200 km north of the capital Windhoek next to the main road C30 from Gobabis to Otjiwarongo. It was established in 1992 to accommodate refugees from Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Somalia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential area
- Description: Refugee camp in Namibia
- Also known as: “Osire”
Osire Refugee Settlement
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Otjozondjupa, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-21.07187° or 21° 4′ 19″ southLongitude
17.36351° or 17° 21′ 49″ eastInception
1992Open location code
5FCVW9H7+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 241224110OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=refugee_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q7106860
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Zulu—“Osire Refugee Settlement” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Osire”
- Fulah: “Osire”
- German: “Flüchtlingslager Osire”
- Irish: “Osire”
- Zulu: “Osire”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Osire Settlement Football Field and Osire Police Station.
Nearby Places
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