Warmbad, Namibia
Warmbad
Aixa-aibes Nisbett Bath | |
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| Coordinates: 28°27′S 18°44′E / 28.450°S 18.733°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Constituency | Karasburg Constituency |
| Founded | 1806 |
| Elevation | 2,333 ft (711 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Warmbad (Afrikaans and German for Warm Bath, Nama: |Aixa-aibes) is a settlement located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated south of Karasburg at the Homs River, close to the border with South Africa, and belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency.
First occupied by traders, hunters, and missionaries of different congregations, the hot springs from which the settlement's name is derived were first exploited at the beginning of the 20th century and are now being developed into a tourist attraction. Recently, uranium was discovered in the area.
Climatically, Warmbad lies between the coastal desert and the Karoo. Winter frost occurs and very little rainfall (annual average: 96 millimetres (3.8 in)). The mean medial temperature lies between 12 and 15 degrees.