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Tsau ǁKhaeb Sperrgebiet National Park
Diamond mining area in the Namib Desert, southwestern Namibia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tsau ǁKhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park, formerly known as Sperrgebiet[1] (German, meaning "Prohibited Area"; also known as Diamond Area 1), is a diamond mining area in southwestern Namibia, in the Namib Desert. It spans the Atlantic Ocean-facing coast from Oranjemund on the border with South Africa, to around 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of Lüderitz, a distance of 320 km (200 mi) north. It extends to around 100 km (62 mi) inland,[2] and its total area of 26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi),[3][4] makes up three percent of Namibia's land mass.[5] However, mining only takes place in five percent of the Sperrgebiet,[6] with most of the area acting as a buffer zone.[5] Members of the public are banned from entering most of the area, despite the creation of a national park there in 2004.[7]