Goageb

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| image_skyline = Train station Goageb Namibia 2018.jpg

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| image_caption = Train station Goageb (2018)

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| subdivision_name1 = ǁKaras

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Goageb is a former settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated on the B4, {{Convert|31|km}} south of Bethanie, {{Convert|69|km}} west of Seeheim and {{Convert|249|km}} east of Lüderitz. Of Nama origin, the name means "twin rivers". Formerly known as Konkiep, an adaptation of the same name, it takes its name from the Konkiep River, a tributary of the Fish River.{{#tag:ref |{{cite book|last=Raper|first=Peter E.|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n178/mode/2up|publisher=Internet Archive|accessdate=28 August 2013|page=178|year=1987}} |name=dosapn}}

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Category:Populated places in the ǁKaras Region

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