Langstrand
Langstrand (Afrikaans and German for "Long Beach", which the residential area is often called, too, among English-speaking tourists) is a small beach resort on the Atlantic coast in western Namibia. Langstrand and its neighboring sister resort Dolfynstrand lies between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.
Langstrand | |
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Holiday resort | |
 Aerial view of Langstrand | |
  Langstrand Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′08″S 14°32′26″E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Erongo Region |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Langstrand is governed by the municipality of Walvis Bay.[1] It is popular for escaping the interior summer heat in Namibia. The area came into recent fame because the Burning Shore Hotel, where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stayed during the end of her pregnancy with Shiloh, is located in Langstrand.
Namibia, Langstrand
Namibia - Long Beach Leisure Park
External links
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Look up Langstrand in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Langstrand.de (private Website - German)
References
- "Municipality seeks "middle ground" for Langstrand's beach access dilemma". Namib Times. 11 July 2017.
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