Eiseb

Eiseb, also Eiseb Block, is a settlement in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It is named after the Eiseb River, an ephemeral river (omuramba) in the Kalahari desert. Eiseb is situated on the District road D1635 c. 350 km northeast of Talismanus and belongs to the Otjombinde electoral constituency.

The settlement has been established in 1992 as a place where returning Ovambanderu and Ovaherero refugees from Botswana could settle. From 1994 onwards, Ovambanderu and Ovaherero from other reserved areas, such as Epukiro, Otjinene and Otjombinde moved in and make up the majority of the inhabitants, making a living from subsistence farming.

Eiseb-Epukiro River Basin
The area between Eiseb and Epukiro is one of eleven water basins in Namibia. It has a total surface area of 10665 km2 and borders Botswana in the east, reaches southwards until Gobabis, and covers parts of the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa Regions. The total annual water yield of the basin is 20 e6m3, mainly ground water.