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Print/export Download as PDF; ... border. 26. Maseru: This is a route-map template for the Maseru branch line, a railway in South Africa.
The border between Lesotho and South Africa is 909 kilometres (565 mi) long [1] and forms a complete loop, as Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South Africa. The border follows the Caledon River , the drainage divide of the Drakensberg mountains, the Orange River , the Makhaleng River , and a series of hills joining the Makhaleng ...
It branches from the Bloemfontein–Bethlehem line at Marseilles, Free State, and runs in a south-easterly direction for 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the Caledon River.After crossing the river, which serves as the border with Lesotho, the line runs for 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) through an industrial area of Maseru, serving the city's station and various factories and depots.
Maseru was founded by the British as a small police camp in 1869, following the conclusion of the Free State–Basotho Wars when Basutoland became a British protectorate. [3] [4] [5] Maseru is located at the edge of the "conquered territories" relinquished to the Orange Free State (now the Free State province of South Africa) as part of the peace terms.
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The city of Maseru is located on Lesotho's western border with the Free State Province of South Africa, the frontier being the Caledon River (Sesotho: Mohokare). Maseru borders on the following districts, namely, Berea District in north, Thaba-Tseka District in the east, Mohale's Hoek District in south, and Mafeteng District in southwest. The ...
They form one road eastwards for 12 kilometres before the N8 becomes its own road southwards towards Maseru while the R26 turns northwards and bypasses the town of Ladybrand to the east. [1] From Ladybrand, the R26 continues northwards for 35 kilometres to the town of Clocolan, where it meets the south-eastern terminus of the R708 road.
The N8 is a national route in South Africa that connects Groblershoop (south-east of Upington) with Maseru in Lesotho via Kimberley and Bloemfontein. [1] It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency. The section of road from Groblershoop through Griekwastad and Schmidtsdrift to Kimberley was previously designated as part of the ...