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A modern, bustling capital, Kampala suffered greatly during the civil strife. It is today a thriving capital of one of Africas most rapidly developing countries. Today Kampala has many new buildings and work is going on at a furious pace to bring it into the twenty first century. Kampala is said to be built on seven hills and the city center is on one of them namely Nakasero. The top half of the hill is a garden city of wide quite avenues lined with large houses. This is where you will find embassies, banks, government offices and well known hotels. The bottom half is complete contrast and a different world. |
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Shops, budget hotels, cheap restaurants, bustling markets and pavement stalls offering everything imaginable.The Uganda Museum is here with a wonderful collection of traditional music instruments, one can even play them. The Kasubi Tombs are on Kasubi Hill which was once a Royal Palace enclosure first built in 1881. Here you will find the traditional hugh reed and bark-cloth building of the kabakas (kings) of the Baganda people. A city of contrasts and well worth a days visit. |
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Jinja lies on the shores of Lake Victoria and is chock a block with old Asian- style buildings, reflecting the days prior to Idi Amin when there was a large Asian community. The town was virtually owned by Asians until they were all thrown out of the country. Many have now returned and the town is becoming prosperous again. Jinja is also one of the spots where Mahatma Gandi chose to have his ashes scattered. At a Hindu temple, near town, a statue commerates this great statesman. Jinja is close to the Owen Falls Dam, a hydroelectric station which supplies the bulk of Ugandas electricity. |
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Before the building of the Dam, the source of the Nile was Ripon Falls, where the Nile left Lake Victoria on its way to the Mediterranean. You can still make out where they were located by the turbulence. The town is located some 60 Kms. northeast of Kampala. |
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