Ai-Ais

Ai-Ais
Ai-Ais
	Ai-Ais
	Coordinates: 27°55′16″S 17°29′28″E / 27.921°S 17.491°ECoordinates: 27°55′16″S 17°29′28″E / 27.921°S 17.491°E
Country	Namibia
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Ai-Ais is a Namibian holiday resort with hot mineral springs in the bed of the Fish River, some 128 km west of Karasburg and 224 km south-west of Keetmanshoop. From Khoekhoen /Ae-/aes, 'fire-fire', i.e. 'hot as fire' or 'scalding hot'.^[1]^[2]

The area around Ai-Ais was declared a game park in 1964.^[2]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 54. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
1 2 Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5.

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[dosapn-1] Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 54. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

[:0-2] 1 2 Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5.