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Mashare
Sign in to savethumb|Location of Mashare Constituency|Mashare constituency (yellow) in the [[Kavango Region (dark grey) of Namibia]] Mashare is a settlement in the Kavango East Region of Namibia, just east of Rundu, the regional capital. It is the district capital of Mashare Constituency.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mashare is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to Angola, Namibia and Botswana.
It is catalogued under topics including Leper colonies, Medical and health organisations based in Namibia and Namibia articles missing geocoordinate data.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|Location of Mashare Constituency|Mashare constituency (yellow) in the [[Kavango Region (dark grey) of Namibia]] Mashare is a settlement in the Kavango East Region of Namibia, just east of Rundu, the regional capital. It is the district capital of Mashare Constituency.
The settlement hosted a leprosarium until the early 1980s when the Namibian War of Independence led to its closure. The hospital accommodated thousands of patients with leprosy from Namibia, Angola, and Botswana. Until , Mashare is home to the biggest community of leprosy patients in Namibia who live together voluntarily due to their shared experience of stigma and isolation.
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