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=== Transport === Karibib is situated on the [[B2 road (Namibia)|B2 national road]] ([[Walvis Bay]]β[[Okahandja]]) close to the branch-off of the [[C33 road (Namibia)|C33]] to [[Otjiwarongo]]. About 1,000 trucks per day pass the town.<ref name=evolution/> Karibib is connected to the [[TransNamib]] railway network; [[Karibib Railway Station]] is situated downtown. The next station to the west is [[Kranzberg Railway Station|Kranzberg]], the junction for the branch railways to [[Tsumeb]] and [[Grootfontein]] from the line to the capital [[Windhoek]]. North of the town is the location of the headquarters of the [[Namibian Air Force]] at the [[Karibib Air Base]], housing the Command of the Air Force. The air base has a {{Convert|2600|m}} asphalt runway, parallel paved taxiways and apron. The history of Karibib Airport goes back to pre-independence when it was used by the South African Air Force.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hartman |first=Adam |title=NDF airforce base shrouded in secrecy |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] |date=24 November 2009 |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=60291}}</ref>
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