Official Name: | Morija |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Lesotho |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lesotho |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Maseru District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -29.6297°N 27.5133°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1663 |
Elevation Ft: | 5456 |
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 Thuto— 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]
morija.co.ls is the official site for the city, covering the festival, museum, tourism, arts & culture, and more