Mokhotlong Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mokhotlong | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,200 ft / 2,195 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°16′50″S29°04′15″E / 29.28056°S 29.07083°E | ||||||||||||||
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Mokhotlong Airport( IATA : MKH, ICAO : FXMK) is an airport serving Mokhotlong, the camptown of Mokhotlong District, Lesotho.
Mokhotlong district is a district of Lesotho. It includes the highest terrain in the Maloti Mountains and the source of the Senqu River, Lesotho's primary watershed. Mokhotlong is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district. Mokhotlong borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, with its north point bordering the Free State Province. Domestically, it borders on Butha-Buthe District in northwest, Leribe District in west, and Thaba-Tseka District in the south.
Mokhotlong is a constituency, city and seat of Mokhotlong District in the mountainous northeastern part of Lesotho. It is the first major city with an airport along the road from South Africa across the Sani Pass, near the Maloti Mountains. The name of the city is a word in Sesotho, the language of the people of Lesotho, meaning "Place of the Bald Ibis." Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest point in southern Africa, is found in Mokhotlong.
Sani Pass is a mountain pass located in the West of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the road between Himeville, KwaZulu-Natal and Mokhotlong, Lesotho. The pass traverses the Great Escarpment of southern Africa in its highest region, the Drakensberg Mountains, which reach an elevation of over 3,000 meters.
The Moteng pass is a steep tarred pass in the Maloti mountains of Lesotho, reaching a height of 2,820 m (9,250 ft). It is one of two passes that links the town of Butha-Buthe with the diamond mining town of Mokhotlong, the other pass being the Mahlasela pass. Heavy snowfall frequently closes the pass in winter. The pass is 7.9 km long, with the last stage being extremely dangerous in winter due to patches of ice.
The Mahlasela pass is a tarred pass in the Maloti mountains of Lesotho, reaching a height of 3222 meters. It is one of two passes that links the town of Butha-Buthe with the diamond mining town of Mokhotlong, the other pass being the Moteng pass. Heavy snowfalls frequently closes the pass in winter. The only skiing resort in Lesotho, Afriski is situated here. It is considered to be the highest road pass in Southern Africa.
MKH, MkH, Mkh, or mkh can refer to:
Lesotho requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.
The LiphofungHistorical Site includes a cave which occupies an important place in Lesotho history. It is the smallest of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) reserves, at about 4.5 ha, but has been intensively developed. The cave is a large overhang in the Clarens sandstone, which is a typical feature of the Lesotho lowlands region. Originally used by the San people and other Neolithic people, the walls contain important rock art and a rich archaeological deposit of Stone Age implements lies beneath the floor. Later, King Moshoeshoe the Great used the cave as a stopover when visiting that part of the kingdom.
Khalahali is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 8,220.
Khubelu is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population was 8,690 as of 2006.
Liphamola is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 8,215.
Marung is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 5,458.
Pae-La-Itlhatsoa is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 2,080.
Sakeng is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 2,850.
As in much of Africa, there is an immigrant community of Chinese people in Lesotho primarily running small businesses.
Tlokoeng Airport is an airport serving the village of Tlokoeng in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho.
Letseng Airport is an airstrip serving the Letseng diamond mine in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho. The runway is at very high elevation, 10,084.8 feet.
Malefiloane Airstrip is a high elevation airstrip serving the village of Malefiloane in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho. The runway is on a ridge above the Mokhotlong River valley.
Semenanyane Airport is a well-marked airstrip serving the mission village of Semenanyane in Mokhotlong District, Lesotho. The runway is near the border with Thaba-Tseka District.
The Mokhotlong River is a river in northeastern Lesotho.
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