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Busomba Destination Guide

Discover Busomba in Uganda

Busomba in the region of Central Region is a place located in Uganda - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) South-West of Kampala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Busomba

Local time in Busomba is now 05:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kampala " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Kisumu, Kigali, and Wakiso. When in this area, you might want to check out Mwanza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Busomba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Whistle Man in Uganda

0:56 min by Jessie Eskew
Views: 935 Rating: 5.00

This man had (has?) polio. Basically, he blows his whistle, shows off his muscles, and does acrobatics on the ground and on a pole. This guy was there waiting for our entertaining pleasure after we go ..

Uganda Part 12: Mabamba wetland next to Lake Victoria

2:39 min by erbsl99
Views: 230 Rating: 5.00

5.8.2011 day 15 of our itinerary: From Entebbe we drove to the Mabamba swamp on Lake Viktoria. This offers the great opportunity to watch the rare and shy shoebill stork. Actually we saw two of them. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mpigi

Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town.

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Located at 0.23 32.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Central Region, Uganda, Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Mpigi District, Populated places in Uganda

Mpigi District

Mpigi District is a district in Central Uganda. Like other most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mpigi.

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Located at 0.23 32.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Central Region, Uganda, Districts of Uganda, Lake Victoria, Mpigi District

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.

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Located at 0.04 32.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1929, Airports in Uganda, Entebbe, Operation Entebbe, Wakiso District

Operation Entebbe

Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the German Revolutionary Cells, and flown to Entebbe, near Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

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Located at 0.05 32.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1976 in Uganda, Airborne operations, Aircraft hijackings, Arab–Israeli conflict, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1976, Aviation accidents and incidents in Uganda, Aviation accidents and incidents involving state leaders, Conflicts in 1976, Counter-terrorism, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli operations against terror, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Military raids, Operation Entebbe, Operations involving Israeli special forces

Entebbe

Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962. Entebbe is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest commercial and military airport, best known for the dramatic rescue of 100 hostages kidnapped by the resistance group of the PFLP and Revolutionary Cells (RZ) organizations.

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Located at 0.05 32.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Central Region, Uganda, Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Entebbe, Populated places in Uganda, Populated places on Lake Victoria, Wakiso District