Sperrgebiet, Diamond Area 1, Namibia, Africa Stock Photography

The Sperrgebiet, a diamond mining area in southwestern Namibia, in the Namib Desert, spans the Atlantic Ocean-facing the coast from Oranjemund on the border with South Africa, to around 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of Lüderitz, a distance of 320 km (200 mi) north. The Sperrgebiet, renamed Tsau ǁKhaeb National Park, extends to around 100 km (62 mi) inland, and its total area of 26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi), makes up three percent of Namibia's land mass