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Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British ...
Lesotho covers 30,355 km 2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the highest lowest point of any country in the world. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft).
Istanbul was the capital of Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire. Antananarivo Madagascar: Africa: Apia Samoa: Oceania: Ashgabat Turkmenistan: Asia: Asmara Eritrea: Africa: Astana Kazakhstan: Asia: Astana was named Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 1997 and its predecessor the Kazakh SSR from ...
Sana'a, Yemen. Mexico City, Mexico. Tehran, Iran. Kabul, Afghanistan. Nairobi, Kenya. Kathmandu, Nepal. This is a list of national capitals ordered by elevation. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Low elevation cities are often seaports or are ...
Tournai. Francia. Belgium. 431. 486. Under kings Childeric I and Clovis I, Tournai was the capital of the Frankish empire. In the year 486, Clovis moved the centre of power to Paris, as a result, the Low Countries region ceased to be the political centre of the Frankish empire. Kelmis. Neutral Moresnet.
Map of Lesotho Maseru, Capital of Lesotho. ... List. Cities in Lesotho Rank City Area (km 2) Population District Census 1986 Census 1996 Census 2016 1.
The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho ( / ləˈsuːtuː, - ˈsoʊtoʊ / [1] [2]) goes back as many as 400 years. Present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho: Lesotho – sovereign country located in Southern Africa. [1] Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.