Editing Maseru (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Maseru Leotho main south.jpg|thumb|View from the main road south in Maseru]]
[[Maseru branch line|A railway line]], built in 1905, bridges the Mohokare River to connect Maseru with [[Marseilles, Free State|Marseilles]] on South Africa's [[Bloemfontein]]&ndash;[[Bethlehem, South Africa|Bethlehem]] main line. There is no passenger traffic.

Kingsway, the road joining the former [[Leabua Jonathan]] Airport, now [[Mejametalana Airport]] and the Royal Palace in Maseru, was the first paved road in Lesotho. Having previously been just a dirt path, it was renovated in 1947 for the visit of members of the [[British Royal Family]].<ref>Fitzpatrick et al. 2004, p. 522</ref> It remained the only paved road in the country until Lesotho's independence in 1966.<ref name="cities" /> Two main roads lead outside of Maseru, Main North 1 to the northeast and Main South 1 to the southeast toward [[Mazenod, Lesotho|Mazenod]] and [[Roma, Lesotho|Roma]]. The South African [[N8 (South Africa)|N8]] road leads from the Maseru Bridge border post west towards [[Ladybrand]] and [[Bloemfontein]].

An international airport called the [[Moshoeshoe I International Airport]] is nearby, at Thoteng-ea-Moli, Mazenod. The [[National University of Lesotho]] is located in Roma, {{convert|32|km|mi}} from Maseru.