Omugulugwombashe

17°46′04″S 14°42′11″E / 17.76778°S 14.70306°E / -17.76778; 14.70306 Omugulugwombashe (also: Ongulumbashe, official: Omugulu gwOombashe; Otjiherero: giraffe leg) is a settlement in the Tsandi electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia. The settlement features a clinic and a primary school. In 1966, the first battle of the South African Border War was fought in Omugulugwombashe. The government of Namibia erected a monument on the 30th anniversary of the battle in 1996.

Omugulugwombashe is located 22km west of Tsandi, on the D3633 gravel road.

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