🏚️ Ha Kome Cave Dwellings
Lesotho
About This Sacred Site
The Ha Kome Cave Dwellings are a remarkable cluster of cave houses built into the side of a cliff face in the Berea district of Lesotho. Believed to have been constructed in the early 19th century during the Lifaqane wars, the dwellings are still inhabited by descendants of the original families, including traditional healers who practice ancestral medicine. The cave houses, made of mud, stone, and animal dung plastered against the rock face, represent a unique adaptation to the mountainous landscape. Visitors seek out the resident traditional healers for consultations and healing ceremonies.
Key Facts
- •Cave houses built into a cliff face, still inhabited today
- •Believed to date from the early 19th century Lifaqane wars
- •Traditional healers living in the caves practice ancestral medicine
- •Constructed from mud, stone, and animal dung against the rock face
- •One of Lesotho's most visited heritage sites
Location
Coordinates: -29.3833, 28.8000
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