Thaba Bosiu
Thaba Bosiu is the mountain stronghold from where King Moshoeshoe I established and ruled over the Kingdom of Lesotho in the 19th century, fighting off wave after wave of attacks by white settlers and hostile African armies.
- Peak
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,780 metres (5,830 feet)
- Description: cemetery in Lesotho
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Thaba Bosiu
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Latitude
-29.3543° or 29° 21′ 16″ south
Longitude
27.6712° or 27° 40′ 16″ east
Open location code
5G29JMWC+7F
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Thaba Bosiu” goes by many names.
Thaba BosigoAfrikaans
Thaba BosiuAfrikaans
塔巴-波休山Chinese
塔巴博修Chinese
Thaba BosiuDanish
Thaba BosiuDutch
Thaba BosiuFinnish
Thaba BosiuItalian
タバ・ボシウJapanese
Thaba BosiuPedi
Thaba BosigoPolish
Thaba BosiuPolish
Thaba BosiuSwedish
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Localities in the Area
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