Three Dikgosi Monument
The Three Dikgosi Monument is a bronze sculpture located in the Central Business District of Gaborone, Botswana. The statues depict three dikgosi, or tribal chiefs: Khama III, Sebele I, and Bathoen I.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Gaborone, Botswana
- Also known as: “Three Chiefs monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Botswana National Stadium and Orapa House.
Botswana National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: US Army Africa, CC BY 2.0.
The Botswana National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people. Botswana National Stadium is situated 3 km southeast of Three Dikgosi Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaborone and Mogoditshane.
Gaborone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. It is in the south of the country, near the border to South Africa. Generally it is a clean, safe and functioning city that is spreading ever further outwards into a suburban sprawl that today measures about 15 km from east to west.
Mogoditshane
Town
Photo: Masedi Nonofo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mogoditshane is a town located in the Kweneng District of Botswana. Mogoditshane is situated 4½ km northwest of Three Dikgosi Monument.
Tlokweng
Town
Tlokweng is a peri-urban settlement classified as an urban village located east of the capital of Botswana, Gaborone and falling under the jurisdiction of South East District Council. Tlokweng is situated 7 km east of Three Dikgosi Monument.
Three Dikgosi Monument
- Categories: sculpture, colossal statue, and historic site
- Location: Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-24.64489° or 24° 38′ 42″ southLongitude
25.90738° or 25° 54′ 27″ eastOpen location code
5G779W44+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3746400791OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7797448
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tswana—“Three Dikgosi Monument” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تمثال الزعماء الثلاثة”
- Chinese: “三酋長紀念雕像”
- Japanese: “三首長の像”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tre dikgosi-monumentet”
- Norwegian: “Tre dikgosi-monumentet”
- Spanish: “Monumento de los Tres Dikgosi”
- Tswana: “Sefikantswe Sa Dikgosi Tse Tharo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Three Dikgosi Park and CBD Police.
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