The Tsau ǁKhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park or just Sperrgebiet National Park, formerly known as Sperrgebiet[1] (German, meaning "Prohibited Area"; also known as Diamond Area 1), is a diamond …

Established as a restricted diamond mining area in 1908 during German colonial rule, the Sperrgebiet (meaning “forbidden territory”) remained inaccessible to the public for nearly a century.

Sperrgebiet, diamond-rich area in the southern Namib (desert), southwestern Namibia, to which access by unauthorized persons was rigidly prohibited from 1908 until the early 21st century.

It was formally known as the Sperrgebiet National Park. Tsau //Khaeb National Park (Tsau meaning Soft and //Khaeb meaning Sand) is newly proclaimed jewel in Namibia’s protected area network.

The Sperrgebiet is the most biodiverse region in Namibia and the Succulent Karoo biome, of which it is a part, supports more species of succulents than anywhere else on earth. The horseshoe-shaped …

The Restricted Diamond Area is also called the Sperrgebiet National Park and stretches from the southern border of the Namib Naukluft Park to the Orange River.

From meteor craters, fossil and archaeological sites to Africa’s most important shipwreck discovery, and with some of the most pristine and wild landscapes on the planet, the newly proclaimed Sperrgebiet …