Matsieng
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 37 ′ S , 27 ° 34 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Lesotho | ||
| Maseru | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | LS-A | ||
| founding | 1858 | ||
 Historical photo (around 1939) of grazing cattle in the Matsieng area
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Matsieng , as Matsieng Royal Village (Royal Village), is a place in District Maseru in Lesotho and since its foundation in 1858 the seat of the royal family . The place is not far from the country's first mission station in Morija .
Matsieng is Sesotho and means "the place of Letsie's people".
The current (November 2019) Royal Palace is located in Matsieng ( 29 ° 37 ′ 9.6 ″ S , 27 ° 33 ′ 55.1 ″ E ) , while a new one is in the capital Maseru , about 40 kilometers north of Matsieng, is still being built. The Matsieng Royal Archives have also been located here since 2012 .
Head of Matsieng is Seeiso Bereng Seeiso, the brother of King Letsie III.
Web links
- Official website of the Royal Archives (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b A rescue program for the Matsieng Royal Archives, Lesotho (EAP279). British Library. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ↑ The Monarchy - His Majesty King Letsie III. Government of Lesotho. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ The Royal Archives & Museum. lesotho tourism. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ André van Wyk: Lesotho: Mohair Farmers Suffer Depression, Suicide Amid Trade Crisis. allafrica.com dated June 25, 2019, accessed December 22, 2019