Ghanzi is a town in the middle of the Kalahari Desert the western part of the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa.

In fact, Ghanzi farmers provide about 75% percent of beef exports, according to the Botswana Meat Commission, primarily to the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Other spellings of Ghanzi include "Gantsi" - which is more consistent with Setswana, the national language of Botswana - "Ghansi"; and "Ghantsi".

It has also been purported[citation needed] that the various renderings of Ghanzi actually stem from the Naro language word "Gaentsii", meaning "gigantic swollen buttocks", referring to the body part of an antelope, and later cattle that congregated around a pan in the area.

At the time, there was no radio or television in Ghanzi, and the Kalahari Arms Hotel, which was surrounded by a 9 foot high fence to keep lions out, hosted the only bar and discotheque in the area.

[5] The district's land surface mainly consists of gently undulating sandveld which lies between 1,100 and 1,230 meters above sea level.

Karoo sediments, covered by younger basaltic lavas, underlie most of the Kalahari sands and about half of the country of Botswana.

Small cultivation is spread over the district but is limited to subsistence crops of maize, sorghum, beans, peas, and melons.

Ghanzi is a stop over point for travellers wishing to visit the Okavango Delta; there are many lodges in the area and three filling stations.

Tau Tona Lodge is another hotel approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the centre of town it also has accommodation and a restaurant and bar open to non-residents.