Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi
Also known as Kampala Kasubi Tombs, Kasubi Royal Tombs, Kasubi Tombs, Makaburi ya Kasubi ya wafalme wa Buganda, The Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Tombes Kasubi
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Africa
Uganda
Inscribed
2001
Outlook
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi is in Kampala. The nearest other World Heritage site is Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kampala · about 1,420,000 peopleabout 3 km east
- Bombo · about 75,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Entebbe · about 175,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Kayunga · about 22,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Mityana · about 41,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Jinja · about 302,000 peopleabout 75 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
KenyaCultural239 km away
UgandaNatural290 km away
UgandaNatural351 km away
Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural352 km away
TanzaniaNatural379 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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