Namibe Waterfront through time

Namibe 1908–2023 10 photos of this spot

10 photographs taken at the same spot in Namibe, spanning 1908–2023 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A Boer ox wagon is photographed in Mocamedes, present-day Namibe in southern Angola, in 1908, a legacy of the Dorsland Trek migrations that brought Boer settlers from southern Africa to Portuguese Angola in the late nineteenth century.

Angola Boer Wagon in Mocamedes 1908 A Boer ox wagon is photographed in Mocamedes, present-day Namibe in southern Angola, in 1908, a legacy of the Dorsland Trek migrations that brought Boer settlers from southern Africa to Portuguese Angola in the late nineteenth century.

Commercial port of Namibe 2009 The commercial port of Namibe, a coastal city in southern Angola, is shown here in 2009. Namibe developed as a fishing and trading port during the colonial period and remains an important harbor on Angola's Atlantic coast.

Fortaleza de São Fernando 2015 The Fortaleza de São Fernando is a coastal fort in Namibe, a southern Angolan port city founded by Portuguese settlers in the nineteenth century and formerly known as Moçâmedes. Photographed in 2015.

Governo Provincial do Namibe 2015 The Governo Provincial building in Namibe houses the provincial government of this southern Angolan coastal city, known as Moçâmedes under Portuguese colonial rule. Photographed in 2015.

Palacio da Justiça 2015 The Palácio da Justiça, or Justice Palace, in Namibe serves as a courthouse in this southern Angolan port city on the edge of the Namib Desert. Photographed in 2015.

Namibe Waterfront 2015 The waterfront of Namibe, a port city on Angola's arid southern coast bordering the Namib Desert, photographed in 2015.

Palácio do Governo 2015 This Portuguese colonial-era government building in Namibe, southern Angola, is known as the Palácio do Governo and remains a seat of local administration. Photographed in 2015.

Cinema in Namibe, Angola 2018 A cinema building in Namibe, a coastal city in southwestern Angola that was known as Moçâmedes during the Portuguese colonial period, photographed in 2018.

Igreja Paroquial de Moçamedes 01 2021 This parish church stands in Namibe, formerly known as Mocamedes, a port city in southern Angola founded during the Portuguese colonial era, pictured in 2021.

Estação Moçâmedes dos Caminhos de Ferro de Moçâmedes 2023 The railway station serving the Moçâmedes line is pictured in Namibe, Angola, in 2023; the city was itself known as Moçâmedes under Portuguese colonial rule, and the railway historically linked the coast to the southern interior.