ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape

World Heritage

South Africa

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The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located on the northern border of Botswana and Namibia, coinciding with the Kalahari Gazelle National Park (KGNP). This vast sandy area preserves evidence of human habitation from the Stone Age to the present day and is associated with the culture of the pre-nomadic ǂKhomani San people and their strategies for adapting to the harsh desert conditions. They developed specific ethnobotanical knowledge, cultural practices and a worldview related to the geographical features of their environment. The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape bears witness to the way of life that prevailed in the area and shaped the site over thousands of years.

# Stone Age

# Ethnobotany

# Cultural customs

# Desert Adaptation Strategies

# Kalahari National Park