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Lesotho ( / lɪˈsuːtuː / ⓘ lih-SOO-too, [ 6 ][ 7 ]Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ] ), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, [ 8 ] it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian Peninsula.
Description. Maloti-Drakensberg Park. Qacha's Nek District. 29°53′56″S 29°07′16″E / . 29.899°S 29.121°E. / -29.899; 29.121 ( Maloti-Drakensberg Park) Mixed (i) (iii) (vii) (x) 2000. The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transnational property composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the ...
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British ...
The king is granted a privy purse amounting to 52,778 USD annually. [1] Kings / Paramount Chiefs of Lesotho / Basutoland(1822–1966) [edit] Moshoeshoe I: 1822 – 18 January 1870. Letsie I: 18 January 1870 – 20 November 1891. Lerotholi Letsie: 20 November 1891 – 19 August 1905.
The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho ( / ləˈsuːtuː, - ˈsoʊtoʊ / [ 1][ 2]) goes back as many as 400 years. Present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with ...
Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. [1] It is located near the town of Semonkong ( Site of smoke ), which also is named after the falls. [2] The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt. [3]
Wildlife of Lesotho. Drakensberg siskin. The wildlife of Lesotho is composed of its flora and fauna . Lesotho has 60 species of mammals and 339 species of birds.
Ts'ehlanyane National Park is a National Park in Lesotho. It is located in the Maloti Mountains in Leribe District, and is part of the larger Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area. This Lesotho northern park protects a high-altitude, 2,600-metre (8,500 ft) patch of rugged wilderness, including one of Lesotho’s only stands of ...