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Kingdom of Lesotho. A horizontal triband of blue, white and green in proportions 3:4:3; [ 1] charged with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) centred on the white band. The current national flag of Lesotho, adopted on the 40th anniversary of Lesotho 's independence on 4 October 2006, [ 2] features a horizontal blue, white, and green tricolour ...
Lesotho (/ l ɪ ˈ s uː t uː / ⓘ 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 .
Flag of Lesotho. 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 ...
Mokorotlo. A mokorotlo is a type of straw hat widely used for traditional Sotho clothing, and is the national symbol of Lesotho and the national symbol of the Basotho and Lesotho peoples. An image of the Mokorotlo appears on the Lesotho flag, and on Lesotho vehicle license plates. The design is believed to have been inspired by the conical ...
The coat of arms of Lesotho was adopted on 4 October 2006, after Lesotho 's 40th anniversary of independence. Pictured is a crocodile on a Basotho shield. This is the symbol of the dynasty of Lesotho's largest ethnicity, the Bakoena. Behind the shield there are two crossed weapons, an assegai (lance) and a knobkierie (club).
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Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Lesotho (2 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Lesotho" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.