Namaqualand

E66609
region semi-desert

Namaqualand is a semi-desert region in southwestern Africa famed for its spectacular seasonal wildflower displays and unique biodiversity.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Namaqualand canonical 21
Namaqualand region 3
Namaqualand area (broadly defined) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
climate Mediterranean-influenced ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
dominantVegetation annual wildflowers ⓘ
geophytes ⓘ
succulent Karoo shrubland ⓘ
economicActivity livestock grazing ⓘ
mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ecoregion Succulent Karoo ⓘ
floraHotspot Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ⓘ
surface form: Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot
floweringSeason August ⓘ
September ⓘ
early spring ⓘ
hasCity Springbok ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Khoisan peoples ⓘ
Nama people ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Richtersveld National Park ⓘ
surface form: Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

Goegap Nature Reserve ⓘ
Richtersveld National Park ⓘ
surface form: Namaqua National Park

Richtersveld National Park ⓘ
hasTown Alexander Bay ⓘ
Garies ⓘ
Kamieskroon ⓘ
Port Nolloth ⓘ
knownFor high plant endemism ⓘ
seasonal wildflower displays ⓘ
spring wildflowers ⓘ
succulent flora ⓘ
unique biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
southwestern Africa ⓘ
mineralResource copper ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ
partOf Karas Region ⓘ
Northern Cape ⓘ
Western Cape ⓘ
rainfallPattern high interannual variability ⓘ
winter rainfall ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
mining impacts ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Cape → contains → Namaqualand ⓘ
Khoikhoi → traditionalTerritory → Namaqualand ⓘ
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape → partOf → Namaqualand ⓘ
Orange River → flowsThrough → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand region
Cape Province → contains → Namaqualand ⓘ
Kimberley → partOf → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand-Northern Cape region
tent tortoise → geographicDistribution → Namaqualand ⓘ
Orange River region → partOf → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand area (broadly defined)
Fenestraria → distributionRegion → Namaqualand ⓘ
Namakwa District Municipality → contains → Namaqualand ⓘ
Namakwa District Municipality → region → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand region
Springbok → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Springbok → isAdministrativeCenterOf → Namaqualand ⓘ
Springbok → isCommercialCenterOf → Namaqualand ⓘ
Springbok → knownFor → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand wildflowers
Springbok → hasRegion → Namaqualand ⓘ
Springbok → isRegionalHubFor → Namaqualand ⓘ
Garies → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Kamieskroon → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Kamieskroon → locatedInRegion → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand region
Kamieskroon → knownFor → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand landscapes
Alexander Bay → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Port Nolloth → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Port Nolloth → nearbyAttraction → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand wildflower region
Goegap Nature Reserve → locatedIn → Namaqualand ⓘ
Goegap Nature Reserve → knownFor → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand flora
Calvinia → region → Namaqualand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Namaqualand fringe
Nama/Damara → historicalRegion → Namaqualand ⓘ
subject surface form: Nama people
Jakob Marengo → placeOfBirth → Namaqualand ⓘ
Jakob Marengo → residence → Namaqualand ⓘ
Jakob Marengo → regionOfActivity → Namaqualand ⓘ