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Windhoek

Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. Wikivoyage

Population 486,169 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Namibia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Namibia
Tourist office · 240 m Windhoek Tourism Visitor Information Office

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Craft Market

    Opening hours

    PH,Mo-Su 08:00-18:00

    150 m from the centre

  • NamCraft Centre

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 09:00–17:30
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–17:30
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–17:30
    4. Thursday: 09:00–17:30
    5. Friday: 09:00–17:30
    6. Saturday: 09:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–15:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    09:00–17:30
    Tuesday
    09:00–17:30
    Wednesday
    09:00–17:30
    Thursday
    09:00–17:30
    Friday
    09:00–17:30
    Saturday
    09:00–16:00
    Sunday
    09:00–15:00
    170 m from the centre

  • Green Market (Saturdays)

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:30–12:15
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:30–12:15

    1.6 km from the centre

  • The Village Sunday Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 09:00–15:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–15:00

    1.9 km from the centre

  • Craft Market

    No hours mapped

    420 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 21 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Gammams 1.5 km

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