Namibia–Angola border

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The Namibia–Angola border is the international boundary separating Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa, marked by several official crossings and shaped largely by colonial-era agreements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
political boundary
adjacentToAngolanProvince Cuando Cubango Province
Cunene Province
Huíla Province
Moxico Province
Namibe Province NERFINISHED
borderFollowsRiver Cuando River
Kunene River
Kwando River
Okavango River
continent Africa
demarcationInfluencedBy colonial treaties
river courses
easternTerminusFeature Zambezi Region area
linked to: Zambezi Region
hasBorderCrossing Bagani–Cuito Cuanavale crossing
Katwitwi border post
Omahenene–Xangongo border crossing
Oshikango–Santa Clara border crossing
Ruacana border crossing
Rundu–Calai border crossing
Singalamwe border crossing
hasBorderTerminusCountry Angola
Namibia
hasLegalStatus internationally recognized boundary
hasNorthernCountry Angola
hasSouthernCountry Namibia
historicalColonialPower Germany
Portugal
locatedInRegion Southwestern Africa
nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
partOf Southern African borders
linked to: Southern Africa
passesThroughRegion Kavango East Region
Kavango West Region
Kunene Region
Ohangwena Region
Omusati Region
Oshana Region
Zambezi Region
relatedConflictHistory South African Border War
separatesCountry Angola
Namibia
shapedBy colonial-era agreements
usedFor customs control
immigration control
regulation of cross-border movement
westernTerminusFeature Atlantic coast

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B1 national road connectsToBorderCrossing Namibia–Angola border
Nama language isSpokenIn Angola (border areas)
linked to: Namibia–Angola border
Kunene River partOfBorder Angola–Namibia border
linked to: Namibia–Angola border
Operation Protea militaryTheater Angolan–Namibian border region
linked to: Namibia–Angola border
Oshikango partOf Namibia–Angola border