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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 ...
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 ...
The Lesotho Highlands are one of the endemic bird areas of the world. The Drakensberg Rockjumper is an endemic bird species of the Lesotho Highlands and areas surrounding them in South Africa. Threats and preservation. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is an ongoing water supply and hydropower project in the area of the Highlands ...
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 ...
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.
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 with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) in the center. The design is intended to reflect a state that is both at peace internally and with its only neighbour South Africa ...
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]