Morija

Morija
—  Town  —
Morija
Coordinates: 29°37′47.0″S 27°30′48.0″E / 29.62972°S 27.51333°E / -29.62972; 27.51333
Country	Lesotho
District	Maseru District
Elevation[1]	5,456 ft (1,663 m)
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2)

Morija is a town in western Lesotho, located 35 kilometres south of the capital, Maseru. Morija is one of Lesotho’s most important historical and cultural sites, known as the Selibeng sa Thut — the Well-Spring of Learning. It was the site of the first French Protestant mission in Lesotho, founded in 1833. The town also houses the Morija Museum and Archives, well known for supporting research and preserving valuable records and documents of Lesotho’s history.^[2]

See also

• Morija Arts & Cultural Festival

References

• Fitzpatrick, M., Blond, B., Pitcher, G., Richmond, S., and Warren, M. (2004) South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.

1. ^ GTOPO30 via GeoNames. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
2. ^ S.S. Kimaryo, J.O. Okpaku Sr., A. Githuku-Shongwe, J. Feeney (2004). Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity. Third Press Publishers.

External links

• Morija Arts & Cultural Festival

• Morija travel guide from Wikitravel

Coordinates: 29°37′47.0″S 27°30′48″E / 29.62972°S 27.51333°E / -29.62972; 27.51333