{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Abenab | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Settlement | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Namibia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|19.294|S|18.094|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Namibia}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Otjozondjupa | subdivision_type2 = Constituency | subdivision_name2 = Grootfontein | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1921 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = <!-- hectares --> | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = |population_footnotes = | population_total = |population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = BSh | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
'''Abenab''' ({{langx|naq|climbing river}}) is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia, situated {{Convert|32|km}} north of Grootfontein. It was founded in 1921 as a mining settlement for a nearby lead, vanadium and zinc mine. The mine closed down in 1958.<ref>{{cite book|last=Raper|first=Peter E.|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n52/mode/2up|publisher=Internet Archive|accessdate=31 October 2018|page=52|year=1987}}</ref>
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Category:Populated places in the Otjozondjupa Region Category:Populated places established in 1921 Category:1921 establishments in South West Africa Category:Mining in Namibia Category:Mining communities in Africa
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