Lesotho map quiz
Explore the cities of Lesotho!
Quizzes in this pack
Lesotho: cities, landmarks.
| Cities | 8 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital and largest city on the Caledon River at the western border with South Africa, the country's only major urban centre with the Royal Palace and colonial-era sandstone buildings
- Answer: Maseru
- Second-largest town northeast of Maseru, known as the craft capital of Lesotho for its tapestry weaving and mohair products, gateway to the mountain passes of the interior
- Answer: Teyateyaneng
- Southern lowland town and district capital, an agricultural trading centre in the fertile western lowlands, named after a local chief and known for its lively markets
- Answer: Mafeteng
- Remote mountain town in the northeastern highlands, one of the highest settlements in southern Africa, gateway to the Thabana Ntlenyana summit, the highest point south of Kilimanjaro
- Answer: Mokhotlong
- Northern town and capital of the Leribe district, one of the largest towns on the western lowlands, known for dinosaur footprints at nearby Subeng and the historic Leribe Tower fortification
- Answer: Hlotse
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Maseru
On the Caledon River, by South Africa
Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, lies on the river Caledon, right on the border. Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, and the whole country lies more than 1,000 metres above sea level, higher than any other country's lowest point.
- Did you know?
- People in the mountains often wear a woollen Basotho blanket
Mafeteng
Western lowlands
Mafeteng is a lowland town in western Lesotho near the border with South Africa, in the country's main farming area. Fields of maize and sorghum surround it, and the flat-topped Likhoele mountain rises nearby.
- Known for
- Farming, Likhoele, the border
Qacha's Nek
South-eastern border
Qacha's Nek is a small highland town in south-eastern Lesotho, built at a border crossing into South Africa. It is named after Qacha, a local chief, and its streets climb a green hillside among the mountains.
- Known for
- The border post, the mountains, Chief Qacha
Thabana Ntlenyana
Maloti-Drakensberg
Thabana Ntlenyana, at 3,482 metres, is the highest mountain in southern Africa. Its name means 'beautiful little mountain' in Sesotho, though reaching it means a long hike over the high, bare plateau from the top of the Sani Pass.
- Height
- 3,482 m
- Did you know?
- Even Lesotho's lowest point is about 1,400 m up, the highest low point of any country
Afriski Mountain Resort
Maluti Mountains
Afriski is a ski resort high in the Maluti Mountains of northern Lesotho, at about 3,000 metres. Snow falls here in the southern winter, from June to August, helped by snow cannons; in summer it becomes a base for hiking and mountain biking.
- Altitude
- About 3,000 m
Thaba-Bosiu
Near Maseru
Thaba-Bosiu, 'mountain at night', is a flat-topped mountain where King Moshoeshoe I gathered the Basotho nation from 1824. No enemy ever captured it, and Moshoeshoe is buried on its top.
- Did you know?
- The pointed hill Qiloane nearby is said to have inspired the shape of the mokorotlo, the Basotho straw hat
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
