# Namutoni

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'''Namutoni''' is a restcamp on the eastern edge of the [Etosha pan](/source/Etosha_pan) in the [Oshikoto Region](/source/Oshikoto_Region) in northern [Namibia](/source/Namibia). The adjoining Von Lindequist Gate about 10km east is one of the entrance gates to the [Etosha National Park](/source/Etosha_National_Park).
thumb|left|Shelter for wildlife observation at Namutoni
The most prominent structure at Namutoni is ''Fort Namutoni'', built in 1896. It was originally a German Police post and, as part of the [Red Line](/source/Red_Line_(Namibia)), a veterinary control point. The Red Line at that time extended to [Okaukuejo](/source/Okaukuejo) in the west and [Otjituuo](/source/Otjituuo) in the east.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Chronology of Namibian History, 1897 | last=Dierks | first=Klaus | authorlink=Klaus Dierks | publisher=klausdierks.com | accessdate=6 November 2015 | url=http://www.klausdierks.com/chronology/53.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043603/http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/53.htm | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Later Namutoni was used to hold English prisoners in [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and later served as a police post and then a south african army base. The original fort was destroyed in 1904 following the [Battle of Namutoni](/source/Battle_of_Namutoni) and rebuilt a year or two later. Fort Namutoni was declared a National Monument in 1947 by the [South West Africa](/source/South_West_Africa) Monuments Council.<ref name="KD47">{{cite web
|title=Chronology of Namibian History, 1947
|url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/95.htm
|last=Dierks
|first=Klaus
|authorlink=Klaus Dierks
|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref>
The current fort was restored to its present state in 1957 and served as a lodge, stopover, and view point for visitors to Etosha National Park for several decades. However, the fort is currently unused as bigger and more comfortable restcamp facilities were built near the fort. 

The restcamp also features the King Nehale waterhole.  

The [Namutoni Airport](/source/Namutoni_Airport), is close by and provides a dirt landing strip mainly used by wildlife and emergency services.  

== See also ==
* [Okaukuejo](/source/Okaukuejo)

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Category:Etosha National Park
Category:1896 establishments in German South West Africa
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