The region is known for its cultural history , which was preserved by the Nama and Khoisan tribes . The Nama people are the largest group of Khoikhoi people . About 80 % of the population were brutally killed by the German Empire between 1904 and 1907 in a racial extermination during the Herero and Namaqua genocide . Nama people traditionally speak the Khoekhoe language
Herero and Namaqua genocide
Herero and Namaqua genocide
Namaqualand