The Damara, plural Damaran (Khoekhoegowab: ǂNūkhoen, Black people, German: Bergdamara, referring to their extended stay in hilly and mountainous sites, also called at various times the Daman or the Damaqua) are an ethnic group who make up 8.5% of Namibia's population.

The Damara is a Namibian breed of fat-tailed hair sheep, also found in South Africa. The name derives from that of the Damara region of northern Namibia where it is principally found, particularly in the Kaokoveld Desert.

Damaraland was a name given to the north-central part of South West Africa, which later became Namibia, inhabited by the Damaras. It was bordered roughly by Ovamboland in the north, the Namib Desert in the west, the Kalahari Desert in the east, and the Windhoek region in the south.

The Damara sheep is a fairly large sheep in terms of shoulder height. The body is long, oval and fairly deep. The top-line over the head is arched. It drops down in the neck, rising to the withers from where it declines slightly to rise again over well-developed loins.

Aug 26, 2024 · The Damara sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Namibia. It was actually from the Eastern Asia and Egypt, but it has moved down to the present day Namibia and Angola. It was in an isolated region of Namibia for many years and thus remained free of influence from other sheep breeds.

The Damara people are an indigenous ethnic group in Namibia, constituting approximately 8.5% of the country’s population. They predominantly speak Khoekhoe, a language shared with the Nama people, and are primarily located in northwestern Namibia, though their communities are spread throughout the nation.

The Damara, plural Damaran (Khoekhoegowab: ǂNūkhoen, Black people, German: Bergdamara, referring to their extended stay in hilly and mountainous sites, also called at various times the Daman or the Damaqua) are an ethnic group who make up 8.5% of Namibia's population.

Dec 7, 2023 · Together with the Bushmen, the Damara belong to the oldest ethnic groups in Namibia. A mixture of an ancient hunter-gatherer culture and herders of cattle, goats, and sheep had been their original culture. Damara represents an ethnic group accounting for 8.5% of the population in Namibia.

Together with the Bushman, the Damara belong to the oldest nations in Namibia. The Damara are thought to be of Bantu origin who speak a Khoisan dialect. It is speculated that the Damara were the first people to migrate to Namibia from the north.

The Damara, also called Daman or Damaqua, are an ethnic group who make up 8.5% of Namibia's population. They speak the Khoekhoe language and the majority live in the northwestern regions of Namibia, however they are also …