Kombat

Kombat is a small town at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountainland in northern Namibia. It lies on the road between Otavi and Grootfontein. The town was founded around a copper mine that was operated for many years during and before the 1970's by Tsumeb Corporation Limited. The mine is currently (2008) being operated by Weatherly International PLC, a mining house based in London.

The name of the town has nothing to do with "combat'. It is derived from a native word meaning "the place of the giraffe" or "giraffes drinking" or a similar expression. The surrounding areas of bush are vast and not densely inhabited and in the early 1970s a few giraffe still roamed freely in the district, along with kudu, eland and other wild game. Apart from mining, the principle economic activity in the area is the raising of cattle.

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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/WA/39/Kombat.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 0m]