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Huab River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Huab River is an ephemeral river in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. Its source is southeast of Kamanjab, from where it flows westwards through Mopane savanna until it reaches the Skeleton Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. Inflows of the Huab are Klein-Omaruru, Sout, Aba-Huab, Ongwati and Klip. Huab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is estimated to be between 14,800 and 16,465 km2 (6, 357 sq mi), and includes the town of Khorixas as well as the settlements Kamanjab, Fransfontein, and Anker. The Twyfelfontein World Heritage Site is located on the banks of the Aba Huab. The Huab is well known for its Desert elephant population which endangers farming activities but is also a potential tourist attraction.

Flows through: Namibia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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