Ariamsvlei is a small border post between Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 and South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, located 70 km east of Karasburg

Karasburg

Karasburg is city of 4,000 inhabitants in the Karas Region of southern Namibia and the district capital of the Karasburg electoral constituency. It lies at the heart of the southern Namibian sheep farming industry.- Location :...

 on the national road B3

B3 road (Namibia)

The B3 is a national highway of Namibia. It passes through the Karas Region of Namibia in the south for 160 kilometres, connecting Nakop near South Africa to the B1 at Grünau.-References:*http://www.hentiesbaytourism.com/touristinfo.htm...

. It lies at 804 metres (2641 ft) above sea level. The border post on the South African side is called Nakop

Nakop

Nakop is a small town and border post in southeastern Namibia, on its border with South Africa. It lies ten kilometres north of the Orange River....

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Ariamsvlei is an important rest stop for long distance trucks, and a railway stop on the line between Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

 and Upington. It belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency

Karasburg Constituency

Karasburg is a constituency in the Karas Region of Namibia, with a population of 16,000. The main towns are Karasburg and Grünau; other populated places include Warmbad and Aussenkehr, and the border settlements of Ariamsvlei and Noordoewer...

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