Circles of Namibia
Circles of Namibia
Known as the Fairy circle, these lands consist of a round area of land, bleak of plants. The desolate yet unearthly exquisiteness of the Namib Desert will leave you flabbergasted when combined with surreal and otherworldly by the perplexing existence of these mysterious grass-ringed patches. This largely mysterious phenomenon has inexplicably spread across the desert-scape. The origin and basis of these fairy circles have been a long-standing mystery and the researches have established to be tricky.
| Name | Circles of Namibia |
| Other names | Fairy circle |
| Origin | not known (please suggest in comments below) |
| Country / Location | Republic of Namibia (Southern Africa) |
| Known for | Patterns in nature, Supernatural |
Facts about Circles of Namibia
- According to the legends of Himba, these barren patches created by the gods, spirits, or natural divinities. Himba people have the belief that these were caused by their original ancestor, Mukuru. Some myths also say that these are the footprints of gods.
- Studies show that they start to show their presence at a diameter of 2 meters.
- Until 2014, these fairy circles were only known to occur in Namibia, but it was discovered by ecologists that a similar kind of pattern has been reported in Pilbara of Western Australia.
- According to studies, these rings have a life span of around 30 to 60 years.
- Another bewildering fact about these inquisitive, naturally occurring circles is, not only they appear to be uniformly spaced and sized, but they also never overlap.
- Their peak diameter is possible of 12 meters, which further is invaded by grass resulting in them in death.
- Another legend supported by some tour guides is that a dragon in the earth has formed these circles as their venomous breath kills the vegetation in the area.
- The people of Himba use the fairy circles in their agriculture as fairy circles sustain the growth of grasses in an otherwise barren land. These lands provide grazing.
- Sometimes people of Himba put up temporary wooden fences around the circles to confine young cattle during the night to guard them against predators.
