The most prominent structure at Namutoni is Fort Namutoni, built in 1896. It was originally a German Police post and, as part of the Red Line, a veterinary control point. The Red Line at that time extended to Okaukuejo in the west and Otjituuo in the east.[1] Later Namutoni was used to hold English prisoners in World War I. The original fort was destroyed in 1904 following the Battle of Namutoni and rebuilt a year or two later. Fort Namutoni was declared a National Monument in 1947 by the South West Africa Monuments Council.[2] The current fort was restored to its present state in 1957 and now largely serves as a lodge, stopover, and view point for visitors to Etosha National Park.
namutoni, restcamp, edge, etosha, oshikoto, region, northern, namibia, entrance, gates, etosha, national, park, fort, location, namibiacoordinates, 983country, namibiaregionoshikoto, regiontime, zoneutc, south, african, standard, time, shelter, wildlife, obser. Namutoni is a restcamp on the edge of the Etosha pan in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia It is one of the entrance gates to Etosha National Park NamutoniFort NamutoniNamutoniLocation in NamibiaCoordinates 18 48 S 16 59 E 18 800 S 16 983 E 18 800 16 983Country NamibiaRegionOshikoto RegionTime zoneUTC 1 South African Standard Time Shelter for wildlife observation at NamutoniThe most prominent structure at Namutoni is Fort Namutoni built in 1896 It was originally a German Police post and as part of the Red Line a veterinary control point The Red Line at that time extended to Okaukuejo in the west and Otjituuo in the east 1 Later Namutoni was used to hold English prisoners in World War I The original fort was destroyed in 1904 following the Battle of Namutoni and rebuilt a year or two later Fort Namutoni was declared a National Monument in 1947 by the South West Africa Monuments Council 2 The current fort was restored to its present state in 1957 and now largely serves as a lodge stopover and view point for visitors to Etosha National Park See also editOkaukuejoReferences edit Dierks Klaus Chronology of Namibian History 1897 klausdierks com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 November 2015 Dierks Klaus Chronology of Namibian History 1947 Retrieved 30 October 2017 18 48 S 16 59 E 18 800 S 16 983 E 18 800 16 983 nbsp This Namibia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Namutoni amp oldid 1165638307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
