EncyclopediaNamibe
Namibe (nämēb) [key], formerly Mossamedes (mōsä'mudes) [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also significant.
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