Namibia: Rehoboth
The small town of Rehoboth lies 90 kilometer south of Windhoek on the B1 National Road. It has a strong spring and was founded in 1844 as a mission station. But because of the frequent attacks and lootings by the Namas, it was abandoned a few years later. In 1870, a trek of about 100 Basters families from the Cape reached the deserted place and settled here. The Basters (Afrikaans for bastards) are racially mixed descendants of Khoikhoi women and Boerish immigrants from the Cape.
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