Kibuli is a hill in the centre of
Kampala
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, the capital and largest city in
Uganda
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. The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill.
Location
Kibuli Hill is bordered by
Kololo to the north,
Nakawa and
Mbuya to the northeast,
Namuwongo to the east,
Muyenga to the southeast,
Kabalagala to the south,
Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and
Nakasero
Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...
to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately east of Kampala's
central business district.
The coordinates of Kibuli Hill are:0°18'36.0"N, 32°35'42.0"E (Latitude:0.3100; Longitude:32.5950).
Kibuli Hill rises , above
mean sea level.
Overview
The land where the
Kibuli Mosque stands today was donated by Prince Nuhu Mbogo, a member of the
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the List of current non-sovereign African monarchs, traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Ug ...
Royal Family, who built the first mosque there in 1892.
Prince Badru Kakungulu, a son of Price Nuhu Mbogo donated most of the land to the Ugandan Moslem community. That land today houses Bethany Victory Church,
Kibuli Secondary School, Kakungulu Memorial School,
Kibuli Hospital and Kibuli Teacher Training College. The hill also accommodates a police training school. At the base of the hill, on the eastern side of Kibuli, is the neighborhood called
Namuwongo, the location of the old Industrial Area of the city and the oil depots of two major oil companies;
Vivo Energy and
TotalEnergies.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie on Kibuli Hill:
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Kibuli Hospital
# Kibuli Mosque
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Kibuli Secondary School, a mixed day and boarding secondary school
# Kibuli Teacher Training College.
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Kibuli Muslim Tower, an under construction residential and office tower
Other points of interest include:
# Uganda Police Force Training Academy
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Habib Medical School, the medical school of the
Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)
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Greenhill Academy, an upscale private school (Grades: PreK through Grade 13).
See also
References
External links
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Neighborhoods of Kampala
Makindye Division