Mount Moorosi
Mount Moorosi is a mountain in the Drakensberg mountain range on the banks of the Orange River in southern Lesotho. 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.- Town with about 6,990 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,620 metres (5,320 feet)
- Description: mountain in Lesotho
- Also known as“Masiribani”“Morosi’s Mountain”“Mount Moroosi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phamong.
Phamong
Town
Phamong is a community council located in the Mohale's Hoek District of Lesotho.
8 km northwest of Mount Moorosi
Mount Moorosi
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Latitude
-30.27432° or 30° 16′ 28″ south
Longitude
27.87313° or 27° 52′ 23″ east
Open location code
4GX9PVGF+77
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Mount Moorosi” goes by many names.
Morosi’s MountainDutch
Gunung MoorosiIndonesian
Morosi’s MountainLadin
کوه موروسیPersian
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