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The kanzu spread from the Baganda people to other ethnicities and is a national costume of Baganda men. (The Republic of Uganda has no pan-national costume for men as in neighboring Tanzania). It is a variation of the Arabic thobe. Originally, the kanzu was made from barkcloth. Today the kanzu is made from silk, cotton, poplin, or linen. Linen ...
Seat of the Catholic church in Uganda Kampala More images. UG-C-022 Nabulagala Mapeera church Seat of the Anglican church in Uganda, a historic cave and historic buildings built by missionaries. The first cathedral was built in 1890–1894 of mud and wattle: Kampala More images. UG-C-023 Gadaffi Mosque
Upload an image UG-N-002 Pekele Hot springs Hot springs medicinal Adjumani Upload an image UG-N-003 Idrian missionary site First site for catholic missionaries in Pekele. 1911 Upload an image UG-N-004 Paimol Martyrs site Pilgrim site for the two martyrs’, Daudi Okello, and Blessed Jildo Irwa, martyred in 1918, beatified in 2010. Agago Upload an image UG-N-005 Abia Colonialists Massacred ...
Upload another image UG-W-002 Butiaba Fort Main port on lake Albert since 1800s. Buliisa Upload an image UG-W-003 Bugungu Fort Upload an image UG-W-004 Sempaya hot springs In Semliki National park two natural hot springs female boils up to 106 degrees and the male boils at 90 degrees.) cultural significance attached. Bundibugyo More images Upload another image UG-W-005 Kitagata Hot Springs ...
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.
Abdullah Ssekimwanyi, first Ugandan to make the Hajj; Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe, member of Parliament; Alex Isabirye Musongola, football player and manager; Ali Fadhul, military officer
Women wearing Gomesi at a wedding in Kampala, Uganda. A gomesi, also known as a Busuuti or Bodingi, is a colorful floor-length dress. It is the most commonly used costume for women in Buganda and Busoga. [1] Traditional male attire is the kanzu. [1] [2] The gomesi has had many changes in its uses and design since its origination.
Empaako (Tooro pronunciation:, Nyoro pronunciation:, sg.: empaako), also known as pet names or praise names, [1] is a practice of the Batooro, Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda, and Banyabindi peoples of Uganda by which children are given a name. [2]