Thaba Bosiu

Thaba Bosiu is the mountain stronghold from where King Moshoeshoe I established and ruled over the in the 19th century, fighting off wave after wave of attacks by white settlers and hostile African armies.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,597 metres
  • Description: cemetery in Lesotho
  • Also known as: “Thaba-Bosiu”

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Thaba Bosiu

Latitude
-29.3543° or 29° 21′ 16″ south
Longitude
27.6712° or 27° 40′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,597 metres (5,240 feet)
Open location code
5G29JMWC+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11148549053
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
932033
Wiki­data ID
Q2408243
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Thaba Bosiu” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Thaba Bosigo”
  • Afrikaans: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Chinese: “塔巴-波休山”
  • Chinese: “塔巴博修”
  • Danish: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Dutch: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Finnish: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • French: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • German: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Italian: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Japanese: “タバ・ボシウ”
  • Pedi: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Polish: “Thaba Bosigo”
  • Polish: “Thaba Bosiu”
  • Swedish: “Thaba Bosiu”

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