Southern Africa
Lesotho
Quthing District

Mount Moorosi

Mount Moorosi is a mountain in the mountain range on the banks of the in southern . It acquired the name Moorosi's Mountain after Moorosi, the Chief of a local tribe, who, after committing acts deemed to hostile to the Cape Colonial administration, fortified himself on the mountain.
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  • Type: Town with 6,990 residents
  • Description: mountain in Lesotho
  • Also known as: “Masiribani”, “Morosi’s Mountain”, and “Mount Moroosi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Phamong.

Town
is a community council located in the of . Its population in 2006 was 8,402. Chieftainess Nthati Bereng Bereng was confirmed into office as Principal Chief of at a ceremony presided over by King Letsie III on August 27, 2004. is situated 8 km northwest of Mount Moorosi.

Mount Moorosi

Latitude
-30.27432° or 30° 16′ 28″ south
Longitude
27.87313° or 27° 52′ 23″ east
Population
6,990
Elevation
1,622 metres (5,322 feet)
Open location code
4GX9PVGF+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12170503771
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
932341
Wiki­data ID
Q6913284
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Moorosi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Mount Moorosi” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Morosi’s Mountain”
  • German: “Mount Moorosi”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Moorosi”
  • Ladin: “Morosi’s Mountain”
  • Persian: “کوه موروسی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ha Sekhonyana (Mount Moorosi) and Ha ‘Maseribane (Mount Moorosi).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Matthews and Mt Moorosi Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Moorosi”. Photo: Kentstander, CC BY 2.5.