have converted to Christianity and Nama Muslims make up a large percentage of Namibia's Muslims. World Heritage UNESCO has recognised Khoe-speaking culture through its inscription of the Richtersveld as a World Heritage Site. This important area is the only place where transhumance practices associated with the culture continue to any great extent. The International Astronomical Union named the primary component of the binary star Mu¹ Scorpii after the traditional Khoekhoe language name Xami di mûra ('eyes of the lion'). List of Khoekhoe peoples The classification of Khoekhoe peoples can be broken down roughly into two groupings: Northern Khoekhoe & Southern Khoekhoe (Cape Khoe). Northern Khoekhoe The Northern Khoekhoe are referred to as the Nama or Namaqua and they have among them 11 formal clans: Khaiǁkhaun (Red Nation) at Hoachanas, the main group and the oldest Nama clan in Namibia ǀKhowesen (Direct descendants of Captain Hendrik Witbooi) who was killed in the battle with Germans on 29 October 1905. The |Khowesin, reside in modern-day Gibeon under the leadership of Ismael Hendrik Witbooi the 9th Gaob (meaning captain) of the |Khowesen Gibeon, situated 72 km south of Mariental and 176 km north of Keetmanshoop just off the B1, was originally known by the name Khaxa-tsûs. It received its name from Kido Witbooi first Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin. ǃGamiǂnun (Bondelswarts) at Warmbad ǂAonin (Southern Topnaars) at Rooibank ǃGomen (Northern Topnaars) at Sesfontein ǃKharakhoen (Fransman Nama) at Gochas. After being defeated by Imperial Germany Schutztruppe in the Battle of Swartfontein on 15 January 1905, this Nama group split into two. Part of the ǃKharakhoen fled to Lokgwabe, Botswana, and stayed there permanently, the part that remained on South West African soil relocated their tribal centre to Amper-Bo. In 2016 David Hanse was inaugurated as chief of the clan. ǁHawoben (Veldschoendragers) at Koës !Aman at Bethanie which was led by Cornelius Frederick ǁOgain (Groot Doden) at Schlip ǁKhauǀgoan (Swartbooi Nama) at Rehoboth, later at Salem, Ameib, and Franzfontein Kharoǃoan (Keetmanshoop Nama) under the leadership of Hendrik Tseib split from the Red Nation in February 1850 and settled at Keetmanshoop. Among the Namaqua are also the Oorlams who are a southern Khoekhoe people of mixed-race ancestry that trekked northwards over the Orange River and where absorbed into the greater Nama identity. The Oorlams themselves are made up of 5 smaller clans: ǀAixaǀaen (Orlam Afrikaners), the first group to enter and permanently settle in Namibia. Their leader