German South-West Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area 835,100 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Cape_Colony
Bechuanaland
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Windhoek
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:German_South_West_African_mark
gptkbp:dissolved 1915
gptkbp:established 1884
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_German_South-West_Africa
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Bruno_von_Schuckmann
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Lindequist
gptkb:Theodor_Leutwein
gptkb:Theodor_Seitz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German South-West Africa
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:GSWA
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Lüderitz
gptkb:Swakopmund
gptkb:Keetmanshoop
gptkbp:mandate League of Nations mandate
gptkbp:mandatedTo gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Herero_Wars
gptkbp:modernLocation gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:nativeGroup gptkb:Damara
gptkb:Herero
gptkb:San
Nama
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide
gptkb:Heligoland–Zanzibar_Treaty
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Lüderitz
gptkb:Swakopmund
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Heinrich_Vedder
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:uranium
copper
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Swakopmund–Windhoek_railway
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_colonial_empire
gptkbp:population about 200,000 (1914)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Herero_and_Nama_territories
gptkbp:successor gptkb:South_West_Africa_(South_African_administration)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4