- National Heritage Council of Namibia
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The National Heritage Council of Namibia (NHC) is a government organization in Namibia responsible for historic preservation. It was created by the National Heritage Act of 2004, which was an act "to provide for the protection and conservation of places and objects of heritage significance and the registration of such places and objects; to establish a National Heritage Council; to establish a National Heritage Register; and to provide for incidental matters".[1] It is managed by Karl Aribeb.
In 2007, the National Heritage Register was created as the central repository authorized by the 2004 act.[2]
Notable structures and sites
- Battle of Ohamakari, the site of a battle during the Herero and Namaqua genocide, located near Okakarara[3]
- Eenhana Memorial Shrine in Eenhana[4]
- Heroes Acre near Windhoek[5]
Proposed sites
- Gobabis Fountain in Gobabis[3]
- Hosea Kutako's Homestead in Omaheke Region[3]
- Okapendje, site of several Namibian deaths in the Namibian War of Independence[3]
- Omuhaturua site of killing of San and Ovaherero people during the genocide[3]
References
- ^ Act 287 Parliament of Namibia Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, December 29, 2004
- ^ National Heritage Register created The Namibian, 23 November 2007
- ^ a b c d e Chief Kutako's house could become a heritage site New Era, 26 July 2010
- ^ Shrine unknown New Era, 24 January 2011
- ^ Cultural sites unpopular New Era, 25 January 2011
Categories:- History of Namibia
- Buildings and structures in Namibia
- 2004 in Namibia
- Lists of Heritage Sites
- African government stubs
- Namibia stubs
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