A small Town and Border Post between Namibia and South Africa which is located, North-East of Nakop, on the road between Upington and Noenieput. The name has Khoikhoi origins and thought to mean: 'spying pool', referring to spying on the animals, during a hunt!
Place record
Abeam, Namibia Border Post
- Coordinates
- 20.4300, -28.1000
- Updated
- 20 Oct 2023

A Relief Map of the Town Abeam
Location Map
Abeam, Namibia Border Post
How we know this
- 01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. Google Maps.
Last updated · 20 Oct 2023
South African History Online. (2016, September 14). Abeam, Namibia Border Post. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121829
South African History Online (2016) 'Abeam, Namibia Border Post', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121829 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Abeam, Namibia Border Post [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121829, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Abeam, Namibia Border Post." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121829. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Abeam, Namibia Border Post." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121829.
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