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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 ...
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.
3.2 Eswatini border (Swaziland) 3.3 Lesotho border. ... Map of ports of entry in South Africa: ... Maseru; Monantsa Pass; Ongeluksnek; Peka Bridge;
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.
Topographic map The Afriski resort in the Maloti Mountains. Lesotho covers 30,355 km 2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the highest lowest point of any country in the world. Over 80% of the country lies ...
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 ...
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 ...
Telle Bridge, [1] also spelled as Tele Bridge, is a border post located between South Africa and Lesotho.. The actual steel motorbridge spans the Telle River, a tributary of the Orange River that flows across half of South Africa.