B8 road (Namibia)
B8 road often known as the Golden Highway [1] is one of the national highways of Namibia. It leads from the B1 at Otavi via Grootfontein and Rundu through the Caprivi Strip to the border town of Katima Mulilo (where there is a road crossing into Zambia) and further on to the Botswana border at Ngoma. It forms the first section of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
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| West end | B1 at Otavi |
| Zambia Border at Katima Mulilo | |
| East end | A33 Botswana Border at Ngoma |
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| Major cities | Otavi, Grootfontein, Rundu, Divundu, Katima Mulilo |
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Crossing the Trans–Caprivi Highway on approach to Katima's Mpacha Airport.
Populated places
from west to east
- Otavi
- Kombat
- Grootfontein
- Mile 30, 30 miles (48 km) south of Rundu[2]
- Rundu
- Ndiyona
- Divundu
- Kongola
- Katima Mulilo
- Ngoma
Eugen Kakukuru Street in Rundu, Namibia, which leads onto National Road B8.
See also
- Trans-Caprivi Highway
- Trans-African Highway network
References
- http://www.namibia-travel-guide.com/bradt_guide.asp?bradt=416>
- Labersweiler, Sabine (7 February 2011). "Kapelle in Mile 30 eingeweiht" [Chapel consecrated at Mile 30] (in German). Evangelical Lutheran Provost Brunswick. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
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