Aggeneys Accommodation

Aggeneys Considering that the writer William Charles Scully wrote that, “for sheer uncompromising aridity, for stark grotesque naked horror, these mountains stand probably unsurpassed on the face of the globe”, it is unusual to hear that the name of the town of Aggeneys actually means the place of water.

The small town which is located some 65 kilometres west of Pofadder, on the N14 highway to Springbok, consists of two sectors: The Northern Village and the Southern Village. Most of the town is decorated with green lawns and beautiful trees, which when you take into account its surroundings, it is surprising to see. In a semi-desert landscape, the lawns and trees were planted when the town was established in order to accentuate the sense of oasis and one of the towns principal attractions is its golf course. The towns water wants are greater than could be supplied by any nearby springs, however, and all is kept green by water pumped up from the Orange River some 40 km to the north. Beyond the edges of town though, there are arid conditions and unique ecologies on the various inselbergs, peaks, hills and plains. These areas with their varied rocky and shallow soil substrate, support a wide range of plants, animals, birds and insects, including rare and endemic species.

Aggeneys is a small community, with most of the towns facilities within walking distance, this includes shopping facilites, a post office, a clinic, a pharmacy, butchery, recreational facilities, schools, a police station, etc.

Climate
The area surrounding Aggeneys is a semi-desert area, with arid conditions in general, but boasting some of the most beautiful and scarce fauna and flora in the world. It has an average annual rainfall of around 112mm, with the highest rainfall occurring between January and April. The lowest recorded annual rainfall was in 1992 at approximately 11mm, while the highest recorded rainfall was in 2006, at approximately 220mm. The average minimum and maximum temperatures in the area are 15°C to 38°C in summer and 0°C to 18°C in winter. The days in the summer are long (sunrise at around 06:00, sunset close to 20:00), and short in the winters (sunrise after 07:30, sunset before 18:00)