Kibuli
{{short description|Neighborhood in Kampala}}
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Kibuli is a hill in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kibuli,+Kampala/@0.3123718,32.5983464,16.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x177dbc7ba5a689f9:0x76de45117cf0de2c!8m2!3d0.3108412!4d32.5952415 |title=Satellite Map of Kibuli, Showing Boundaries And Neighborhoods | access-date=26 July 2021}}
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 to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately {{convert|4|km|0}} east of Kampala's central business district.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Central+Bank+of+Uganda,+37%2F45,+Plot+17%2F19+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Kibuli+Mosque,+Kibuli+Road+Mukwano+Road,+Kampala/@0.3300659,32.50877,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80f7f01c39:0x6b9adae1ecae2406!2m2!1d32.5801379!2d0.3132378!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc70ebaadc87:0xbff8a955c6980bc8!2m2!1d32.5955873!2d0.3107977!3e0 |title=Road Distance From Bank of Uganda, Kampala Road To Kibuli Mosque, Kibuli Hill, Makindye Division, Kampala |access-date=26 July 2021}} The coordinates of Kibuli Hill are:0°18'36.0"N, 32°35'42.0"E (Latitude:0.3100; Longitude:32.5950).{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'36.0%22N+32%C2%B035'42.0%22E/@0.3096022,32.5943357,16.21z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.31!4d32.595 |title=Location of Kibuli Hill, Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda |access-date=26 July 2021}} Kibuli Hill rises {{convert|3973|ft|0}}, above mean sea level.{{cite web| work=Earth Finds Uganda | url=https://earthfinds.co.ug/index.php/tourism/item/871-kibuli-mosque-more-than-a-beautiful-view |date=4 April 2017 |
title=Kibuli Mosque More Than A Beautiful View |access-date=26 July 2021 |author=Earth Finds |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Overview
The land where the Kibuli Mosque stands today was donated by Prince Nuhu Mbogo, a member of the Buganda Royal Family, who built the first mosque there in 1892.{{cite web| url=https://www.ugandasafaristours.com/blog/kibuli-hill-mosque-scenery.html |title=Kibuli Hill: More To The Mosque And Scenery | work=Uganda Safaris & Tours |date=July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |author=Uganda Safaris |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/kibuli-hill.html |title=Profile of Kibuli Hill |work=Uganda Travel Guide |date=26 July 2021 |author=Uganda Travel Guide |access-date=26 July 2021 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie on Kibuli Hill:
- Kibuli Hospital{{cite web| url=https://www.kibulimuslimhospital.com/about/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024081710/http://www.kibulimuslimhospital.com/about/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=24 October 2016 |title=About Kibuli Muslim Hospital |work=Kibuli Muslim Hospital |
date=November 2020 |author=Kibuli Muslim Hospital |access-date=26 July 2021 |location=Kibuli, Kampala, Uganda}}
- Kibuli Mosque{{cite web|work=Uganda Muslim Brothers and Sisters |title=Historic Kibuli Mosque: Built At the Cost of 250,000 UGX And Completed In 1951 |date=25 July 2013 | url=http://um-bs.com/2013/07/25/historic-kibuli-mosquebuilt-at-the-cost-of-250000-ugx-and-completed-in-in-1951/ |access-date=13 June 2014 | author=Uganda Muslim Brothers and Sisters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133825/http://um-bs.com/2013/07/25/historic-kibuli-mosquebuilt-at-the-cost-of-250000-ugx-and-completed-in-in-1951/ |archive-date=13 November 2013 |format=Archived from the original on 13 November 2013}}
- Kibuli Secondary School, a mixed day and boarding secondary school
- Kibuli Teacher Training College.{{cite web| url=https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/govt-proposing-one-full-year-school-practice-for-student-teachers- |title=Gov't Proposing One Full Year School Practice for Student Teachers |date=26 March 2021 |work=Uganda Radio Network |access-date=26 July 2021 |
author=Christopher Kisekka |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
- Kibuli Muslim Tower, an under construction residential and office tower
Other points of interest include:
- Uganda Police Force Training Academy{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'37.8%22N+32%C2%B035'27.2%22E/@0.3104913,32.5903308,196m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x177dbc7bb63fce6d:0x97643d5273741e28!2sPolice+Training+School,+Mukwano+Road,+Kampala!3b1!8m2!3d0.3106093!4d32.5906477!3m5!1s0x |title=Map Showing Kibuli Police Training School On Kibuli Hill |access-date=26 July 2021}}
- Habib Medical School, the medical school of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)
- Greenhill Academy, an upscale private school (Grades: PreK through Grade 13).{{cite web |work=New Vision |date=15 October 2012 |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=636421&CatID=10 |title=Greenhill Academy marks World Handwashing Day |author=Esther Namirimu |access-date=26 July 2021 |place=Kampala, Uganda |format=Archived from the original on 15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615084509/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=636421&CatID=10 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}
See also
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External links
- [http://www.independent.co.ug/column/comment/8220-when-will-new-katikiro-visit-kibuli-mosque When Will New Katikiro Visit Kibuli Mosque?]
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