Katse Dam
The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamatšo River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the Tekezé Dam in Ethiopia.
- Type: Museum
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Katse Dam Information Centre” and “LHDA Information Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Katse Botanical Gardens and Katse Airport.
Katse Botanical Gardens
Garden
Katse Botanical Gardens is a centre for Alpine flora in Katse village, Lesotho. Katse Botanical Gardens is situated 2½ km west of Katse Dam.
Katse Airport
Aerodrome
Katse Airport is an airport serving the Katse Dam… Katse Airport is situated 3 km southeast of Katse Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khatse and Seshote.
Khatse
Katse is a tiny village in the Lesotho Highlands.Seshote
Town
Seshote is a community council located in the Leribe District of Lesotho. Seshote is situated 9 km northeast of Katse Dam.
Katse Dam
- Categories: dam, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.34404° or 29° 20′ 39″ south
Longitude
28.50651° or 28° 30′ 23″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
5G2CMG44+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Katse Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Katsedam”
- Arabic: “سد كاتسي”
- Catalan: “Presa de Katse”
- Chinese: “卡齊壩”
- Chinese: “卡齐坝”
- Dutch: “Katsedam”
- French: “barrage de Katse”
- French: “Barrage de Katse”
- Fulah: “Baraas Katse”
- German: “Katse-Talsperre”
- Hausa: “Dam din Katse”
- Hindi: “कात्से बाँध”
- Italian: “diga di Katse”
- Japanese: “カツェダム”
- Lithuanian: “Kacės užtvanka”
- Persian: “سد کاتسه”
- Polish: “Zapora Katse”
- Polish: “Zapora Katsw”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Katse”
- Spanish: “Presa de Katse”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: View point and Katse Botanical Garden.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Highlands Trout Farm and Katse Dam Substation.
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