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Morija

Town in Maseru District, Lesotho

Morija
Town
Morija
Coordinates: 29°37′47.0″S 27°30′48.0″E / 29.629722°S 27.513333°E / -29.629722; 27.513333
Country	Lesotho
District	Maseru District
Elevation [1]	5,456 ft (1,663 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

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 Arts & Cultural Festival
• Morija Museum & Archives

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

• Morija, Lesotho Cultural Heart

morija.co.ls is the official site for the city, covering the festival, museum, tourism, arts & culture, and more

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morija.

• Morija travel guide from Wikivoyage

29°37′47.0″S 27°30′48″E / 29.629722°S 27.51333°E / -29.629722; 27.51333

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