Derm, Namibia

For the suffix -"derm", see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes.
Derm
Derm
Coordinates: 23°38′37″S 018°6′52″E / 23.64361°S 18.11444°E / -23.64361; 18.11444Coordinates: 23°38′37″S 018°6′52″E / 23.64361°S 18.11444°E / -23.64361; 18.11444
Country  Namibia
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)

Derm is a populated place in Hardap, central Namibia,[1] on Route M-41. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Lüneburg.

Settlement 132 km north-east of Mariental and 24 km east of Uhlenhorst in the Rehoboth district. Afrikaans for 'intestine', the name is translated from Khoekhoen Guias. The reason for the name is not known.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Derm (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 135. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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