Southern Africa
Lesotho
Maseru District

Morija

Morija is a tiny town in north western , about 40 miles south of . Tim Couzens' novel Murder at Morija tells of the 1920 poisoning of one of Lesotho's first missionaries.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Morija Museum & Archives.

Museum
Morija Museum & Archives, also known as Morija Museum, is located in Morija, a large village in the district of . The museum was formally opened in 1956, and entered its present permanent facilities in 1989.

Morija

Latitude
-29.625° or 29° 37′ 30″ south
Longitude
27.5143° or 27° 30′ 51″ east
Population
5,160
Elevation
1,726 metres (5,663 feet)
Open location code
5G299GF7+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3976969342
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
932371
Wiki­data ID
Q1947814
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Morija” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Morija”
  • Azerbaijani: “Morija”
  • Chinese: “莫里亚”
  • Chinese: “莫里亞”
  • Danish: “Morija”
  • Dutch: “Morija”
  • French: “Morija”
  • German: “Morija”
  • Hebrew: “מוריה”
  • Italian: “Morija”
  • Polish: “Morija”
  • Southern Sotho: “Moria”
  • Swedish: “Morija”
  • Ukrainian: “Морія”
  • Urdu: “موریجا”

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