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Sehlaba-Thebe National Park

by MikeAtSea

This is the only designated national park in Lesotho, and comprises 6500 hectares at an average elevation of 2400m. It is both important and extremely interesting to those whose special interests are bird-watching or alpine flora.There are some hardy mountain buck to be seen, as well as small mammals, a wealth of birdlife, and a diverse Cape alpine flora. Of particular interest is a small minnow-like fish which was thought to be extinct, but has been rediscovered in the upper reaches of the Tsoelikana River.

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Roma

by MikeAtSea

The town of Roma originated in 1862 as the first Catholic mission in Lesotho. It is today an educational and religious centre and also the site of St Joseph's Hospital, the largest non-government hospital in Lesotho. Roma is best known as the main campus of the National University of Lesotho. Some of the mission buildings date back to the 19th century. Among the newest is the side-chapel to the pro-cathedral that houses the grave of Father Gerard, the pioneer French missionary who was beatified by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Lesotho in 1988.

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Moyeni

by MikeAtSea

Moyeni, also known as Quthing, is a district headquarters town. The rich rock art of the district is testimony to the Bushmen who lived there for millennia. In the past few centuries Baphuthi, Bathepu (Abathembu) and Basotho have become the main inhabitants, and there is still today a mix of languages and cultures. The colonial district headquarters was set up at Silver Spruit (now the site of Leloaleng Industrial School) in 1877, but reestablished on the present site at Upper Moyeni in 1884 after the Gun War.A second settlement, Lower Moyeni, developed at the foot of the hill below the government buildings area. A tarred road was opened early in the 90s, linking Moyeni with Mohale's Hock. A hotel was opened at Upper Moyeni, and a hospital was also later constructed. In the Senqu valley upstream from Moyeni are many important fossil sites, with an important fossil footprint site close to...

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Morija

by MikeAtSea

As the oldest town in Lesotho (having been founded in 1833 by pioneer French Protestant missionaries), Morija boasts many historical buildings. These include the oldest house in Lesotho (originally built in 1843 and now containing a craft centre), and a church, constructed from bricks fired from sheep dung. During the second half of the 19th century Morija, as the educational centre of Lesotho, gained a number of important institutions, including Lesotho's first teacher training college.

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Mokhotlong

by MikeAtSea

Situated about 290 kilometres from Maseru via Butha-Buthe, Mokhotlong is the district headquarters town of what was for long one of the remotest areas of the country. This has changed since a tarred road to Mokhotlong has been completed. However, in winter, Mokhotlong can be cut off for many weeks by snow. Founded as a police post, Mokhotlong is named after the river nearby of the same name. This in turn means the place of the bald ibis', a bird that can still be seen in flocks near the river (which is also well stocked with rainbow trout). Sani Pass connects Mokhotlong to KwaZulu-Natal.This is a good area for walking and climbing, while in winter skiing is sometimes possible. There is a mountaineers' chalet just within the Lesotho border at the top of Sani Pass, from which it is possible on a long day's hike to ascend Thabana-Ntlenyana, the highest mountain in southern Africa.

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Mohale's Hoek

by MikeAtSea

Under the National Settlement Plan, Mohale's Hoek is regarded as the centre for the southern region consisting of the districts of Mafeteng, Mohale's Hoek and Quthing. It is a pretty rural area which offers some hiking.

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Mazenod

by MikeAtSea

The town of Mazenod was founded at Ha Paki, a village whose chief, Paki, was a son of Moshoeshoe's brother Paulus Mopeli. Mazenod (named after Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate) rapidly became a main Catholic centre, with educational institutions, a printing works and a conference centre. The area's importance was enhanced in the 1980s by its choice as the site of the Moshoeshoe International Airport, opened in 1985. The airport has its own service centre and housing area, closely adjoining the terminal.

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Maputsoe

by MikeAtSea

Maputsoe faces the Free State town of Ficksburg to which it is linked across the Mohokare River by a bridge originally built in 1906. The border post linking the two towns is the busiest crossing point between Lesotho and South Africa. Shortly after Independence, the Lesotho National Development Corporation chose Maputsoe as the site for Lesotho's second industrial estate. By the early 1970s, a factory estate had been laid out with sites fully serviced by tarred roads, electricity, water and other services. Early industries included maize milling, furniture manufacture, electric light fittings, umbrellas, tractor assembly, shoes and clothing. It is the last of these, the manufacturing of clothes including jeans and leisure wear, that has subsequently become the most important industry. A second industrial estate has been established just west of the village of Ha Nyenye, two kilometres...

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Mapoteng

by MikeAtSea

The Mapoteng area gained importance in the late 19th century when the Maloti for the first time became populated, and Mapoteng was a road head from which goods could be transported by pack animals into the interior. By 1910 the area had gained importance by being the site of Dawson's Store and the seat of the ward chief Peete Lesaoana. Among claims to fame, Mapoteng was the birthplace of Josiel Lefela,a pioneer political activist. Mapoteng was chosen by the Seventh Day Adventist Church for the Maluti Hospital that opened in 1951, and it today boasts a well-known specialisation in eye diseases. The hospital with its attached nursing school is the largest single enterprise in Mapoteng.

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Mafeteng

by MikeAtSea

Mafeteng is an administrative and commercial centre about 76 kilometres south of Maseru. During the Gun War of 1880/81 a great deal of fighting took place near Mafeteng, which became a garrison town. The cemetery contains an obelisk to members of the Cape forces who fell in action in the area. Part of residency was used as a hospital. Mafeteng and its surroundings played an important part in Lesotho's early literary history. At Ha Khojane, 10 kilometres west of the town, the first locally owned printing works was established in 1904. The newspaper, Naledi ea Lesotho, was printed there from 1904 onwards and despatched to subscribers all over southern Africa.

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