Warmbad (Afrikaans and German for Warm Bath, Nama: |Aixa-aibes) is a settlement located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia.

[3] First occupied by traders, hunters, and missionaries of different congregations, the hot springs from which the settlement's name is derived were first exploited at the beginning of the 20th century and are now being developed into a tourist attraction.

[5] Warmbad was first named in 1760 by scout Jacobus Coetzee, the first documented European to cross the Oranje River into the South West African territory that today forms the state of Namibia.

[6] At the time it served as stop-over for traders, adventurers and large game hunters from the South African Cape Colony.

Until the rediscovery of ǁKhauxaǃnas which was built before the advent of the 19th century[9] the oldest structure in Namibia was assumed to be the Schmelenhaus in Bethanie, erected in 1814.

[5] After Imperial Germany had declared its territorial rights over South West Africa, a fort was built in Warmbad in 1905, and Schutztruppe soldiers were stationed at the settlement to counter the Herero and Nama uprising.

Still, Warmbad lost its original importance as a stop-over during this time, becoming bypassed by railway connections and new road construction.

The project was supported by the Namibian and the German governments and included the renovation of the public bath as well as the reconstruction of some of the historic buildings.

Leonard, who then had all South West Africa in his purview, ministered to settlers largely by ox and donkey cart.