Namutoni

colonial fort, Namibia

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Namutoni is a colonial fort located in Namibia, at the eastern end of the Etosha Pan within Etosha National Park. Originally built in 1901, it was destroyed in 1904 and reconstructed between 1905 and 1907 by the Germans. The fort's architecture resembles that of the French Foreign Legion. It is now restored and serves as a tourist camp. The German colonial presence in Namibia, then known as German South West Africa, began in the 1880s and was marked by conflict and resistance from indigenous peoples like the Herero and Nama.123

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Etosha National Park
The German colonial fort of Namutoni (originally built in 1901, destroyed in 1904, and reconstructed between 1905 and 1907), at the eastern end of the pan, resembles a fort of the French Foreign Legion. It has been restored for use as a tourist camp for the park.
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The German colonial fort of Namutoni (originally built in 1901, destroyed in 1904, and reconstructed between 1905 and 1907), at the eastern end of the pan, resembles a fort of the French Foreign Legion. It has been restored for use as a tourist camp for the park.
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