Place:Mariental, Hardap, Namibia

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NameMariental
TypeTown
Coordinates24.6°S 17.983°E
Located inHardap, Namibia     (1992 - )
Also located inMariental, Namibia     ( - 1992)
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Mariental is a city of 10,000 inhabitants in south-central Namibia, lying on the B1 national road north of Keetmanshoop and southeast of Windhoek. It lies at an elevation of . Mariental is connected to the TransNamib railway line from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop. The town and the surrounding area are in a hot, arid region.

Mariental is the administrative capital of the Hardap Region in an area which has long been a centre for the Nama people. It lies near the Hardap Dam, the largest reservoir in Namibia.

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