The Kingdom of the Mountain is home to the world's rarest and richest diamonds
Lesotho displays the fifth largest diamond in the world at Expo
Matsiliso Matlusa: "The pavilion highlights the Kingdom's promising investment opportunities, such as agricultural projects, renewable energy, technology and tourism."
Cinematography: Osama Abu Ghanem
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The Kingdom of Lesotho is famous for its rich treasures and resources, despite being one of the smallest countries in the world. The mountainous kingdom, which is located at an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level and extends over an area of 30,355 square kilometers, was keen to be among the pavilions of the countries participating in Expo 2020 Dubai. And displaying its cultural and civilizational heritage, including rare diamonds, which are the most expensive and largest in the world, and one of them reaches 910 carats.
"The participation of the Kingdom of Lesotho, which is known in Arabic as (the Kingdom of the Mountain), in (Expo 2020 Dubai), represents a window for investors from the UAE and the rest of the world," the Director of Communication at the Lesotho Pavilion, Matsiliso Matlosa, told "Emirates Today". To get acquainted closely with the cultural heritage of the Kingdom, not only because it is home to the rarest and richest diamonds in the world, but also in its abundant possession of natural resources that make Lesotho shine like a diamond in the heart of the global investment map.”
She added: “We are keen to display the fifth largest diamond in the world, weighing 910 carats, which was discovered two years ago in the famous (Lising) mine, in addition to displaying many other diamonds in the pavilion, highlighting the Kingdom’s production of the finest and rarest diamonds on the planet. In the international arena, the average price of one carat is between 2000 and 3000 dollars, and some of them reach the price of 11 thousand dollars per carat.
Matlosa continued: "The pavilion highlights the Kingdom's promising investment opportunities, foremost of which are agricultural projects, renewable energy, technology and tourism, and we look forward to (Expo 2020 Dubai) to build bridges of communication with the world, enhance cooperation with the UAE, and extend an invitation to all investors. And businessmen there to invest in promising sectors, including the tourism sector.”
She said: "The pavilion narrates the 50-year history of the Kingdom of Lesotho, with a focus on exhibits that reflect the digital development on the lives of its people and its economy, in addition to its natural treasures and developments in sustainability, in addition to displaying some artworks on the increasing threat to ecosystems caused by climate change."
Referring to the concept of smart agriculture in Lesotho and investing in fisheries, Matlosa said: "The concept of climate-smart agriculture in Lesotho aims to enhance the capacity of agricultural systems to maintain the sustainability of food resources and ensure food diversity throughout the year, and the Kingdom has also succeeded in supporting the agricultural sector. Technology, particularly in the telecommunications sector, has achieved self-sufficiency in electric power through permanent solar energy, and the huge water resources and the ability to build dams allow to meet the rise in the rate of fish consumption, as water provides a haven free of toxins for fish.”
She concluded: "The cultural, musical and traditional heritages are present throughout the pavilion, including the display of cloth dolls, weaving (mohair) and description, and the historical musical instruments of the (mokibo) and (mokobo) arts that are more firmly established in the antiquity of the kingdom, especially that (mokibo) represents an art that combines Singing and dancing, and its performance is limited to women and girls, while our fana (Ntelamo and Muhbilo) is based on traditional dances performed by men.
• 2000 dollars, the average price of one carat, and in some cases it reaches 11 thousand dollars.