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Lesotho

Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high waterfall in the country . It is located near the town of , which is also named after the falls.
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall on the Maletsunyane River in Lesotho
  • Also known as: “Le Bihan Falls” and “Semonkong Falls”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Semonkong Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Graham Maclachlan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport serving the village of in , . is situated 3½ km north of Maletsunyane Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Semonkong.

is a small town in central . In Sesotho, literally means Place of Smoke, which is a reference to the huge 200m Maletsunyane Falls which is close to the town.

Maletsunyane Falls

Latitude
-29.86824° or 29° 52′ 6″ south
Longitude
28.05127° or 28° 3′ 5″ east
Elevation
2,233 metres (7,326 feet)
Open location code
5G2C43J2+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2977007256
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
932561
Wiki­data ID
Q37683
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Satellite Map

Discover Maletsunyane Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Maletsunyane Falls” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Maletsunyane-waterval”
  • Armenian: “Մալեցունյան ջրվեժ”
  • Catalan: “Cascades Maletsunyane”
  • Chinese: “馬萊楚尼亞內瀑布”
  • Czech: “Maletsunyane”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماليتسونيان فالس”
  • French: “chutes du Maletsunyane”
  • French: “Chutes du Maletsunyane”
  • German: “Maletsunyane Fälle”
  • German: “Maletsunyane Falls”
  • German: “Maletsunyane Wasserfall”
  • German: “Maletsunyane-Fälle”
  • German: “Maletsunyane-Wasserfall”
  • Japanese: “マレツニャーネ滝”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار مالتسونیان”
  • Mazanderani: “مالتسونیان ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار مالتسونیان”
  • Persian: “ابشار مالتسونیان”
  • Polish: “Maletsunyane Falls”
  • Russian: “Водопад Малецуньяне”
  • Russian: “Малецуньяне”
  • Southern Sotho: “Metsi a Maletsunyane”
  • Spanish: “Cataratas Maletsunyane”
  • Tajik: “Малетсюане”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Малетсюане”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Малетсюане”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспад Малецун’яне”
  • Urdu: “مالٹ سونیان آبشار”
  • Vietnamese: “Thác nước Maletsunyane”
  • Western Panjabi: “مالٹ سونیان آبشار”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thusong (Ha Moahloli) and Ha Moahloli.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maletsunyane Falls View Point and Maletsunyane Falls View.

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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 “Maletsunyane Falls”. Photo: BagelBelt, Public domain.