Omuthiya

Omuthiya takes its name from a camel-thorn tree, a landmark in the country near the northern edge of the great Etosha pan. Etosha means the Great White Place in the Ndonga language, a name for the vast expanse of salt and clay. Haiǁom communities knew the pan and its surroundings long before European visitors recorded it. They had longstanding ties with the Ovambo kingdoms to the north, and their tracking skills were sought on hunting journeys around Etosha.