Okombahe

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{{Contains special characters|Khoekhoe}}

Okombahe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of eastern central Namibia, situated on the Omaruru River {{Convert|70|km}} north of Karibib. It is regarded as the capital of the ǂNûkhoen (Damara) tribe; the annual King's Festival is held at the town's Gaob Memorial Stadium.{{cite news

|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/72867/archive-read/Is-Damara-unity-for-real

|title=Is ‘Damara unity’ for real?

|last=Hartmann

|first=Adam

|newspaper=The Namibian

|date= 11 November 2010

|page=1}} Before independence of Namibia, Okombahe was situated at the edge of the Damaraland bantustan. Martin Luther High School and Dibasen Junior Secondary School are situated in the village.{{cite news

|title=Dibasen School hostel burns down

|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=13628&page=archive-read

|last=Maletzky

|first=Christof

|newspaper=The Namibian

|date=14 July 2005}}{{cite news

|last=Hartman

|first=Adam

|title=Hopes for the restoration of MLH school

|newspaper=The Namibian

|date=18 July 2014

|url=

https://www.namibian.com.na/125783/archive-read/Hopes-for-the-restoration-of-MLH-school

|access-date=18 July 2014

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724223507/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=15477&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1

|archive-date=24 July 2014

|url-status=live

}}

The Omaruru River's sub-surface water is used by the Damara people to grow wheat. Even in years of drought, 60-80 hectares are under irrigation.{{cite news

|title=Droogte mors met koringboere

|trans-title=Drought affects wheat farmers

|language=Afrikaans

|last=Sasman

|first=Catherine

|date=6 December 2013

|work=Die Republikein, Erongo holiday supplement

|page=23}}