Warmbad, Namibia

Warmbad is a settlement located in the <a href="/facts/%C7%81Karas_Region/9HNTtWXv">ǁKaras Region</a> of southern <a href="/facts/Namibia/ahXuaypy">Namibia</a>. It is situated south of <a href="/facts/Karasburg/fxUI2WBu">Karasburg</a> at the Homs River, close to the border with <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">South Africa</a>, and belongs to the <a href="/facts/Karasburg_Constituency/KMEmKsaS">Karasburg electoral constituency</a>.
First occupied by traders, hunters, and missionaries of different congregations, the <a href="/facts/Hot_spring/YrzFykH1">hot springs</a> 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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warmbad,_Namibia&action=edit">[update]</a>, <a href="/facts/Uranium/n2sGWBzU">uranium</a> was discovered in the area.
Climatically, Warmbad lies between the coastal desert and the <a href="/facts/Karoo/ANscNmls">Karoo</a>. Winter frost occurs and very little rainfall (annual average: 96 millimetres (3.8 in)). The mean medial temperature lies between 12 and 15 degrees.

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Warmbad, Namibia