The Israeli-sounding name of this remote mining village was bestowed by a German Jew, Moses Eli Kahan, who discovered copper here after WWI. With the drop in copper prices in the 1930s, the mining was abandoned, but in the late 1960s, the mining indefatigable Moses, now in this 80s, discovered veins of lead-zinc in the mountains. A South African zinc-mining firm still extracts up to 75,000 tones of ore annually. There's no public hotel - only a company guesthouse - but you can camp outside of town. To get to Rosh Pinah, take the C13 from Aus or tackle the rough but scenic 156km Orange River Road route from Noordoewer.

Would you like to book accommodation in Rosh Pinah or a trip there? Contact us!

Related links:

• Luderitz

• Noordoewer

Accommodation in the area:

• Amica Guest House

Activities in the area:

• Westair Wings Charters (Flights to Rosh Pinah)
• Felix Unite Orange River canoe adventures

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