Mutesa’s Tomb

Mutesa’s Tomb is a tomb in , , and has an elevation of 1,207 metres. Mutesa’s Tomb is situated nearby to the building , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasubi Tombs and Mengo Hospital.

Building
Photo: not not phil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in , , is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture. is situated 400 metres northwest of Mutesa’s Tomb.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in , the capital and largest city of . is situated 1½ km south of Mutesa’s Tomb.

Church
Photo: Timothy Akolamazima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly and locally referred to as , is the oldest Anglican cathedral in . It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province in 1890. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Mutesa’s Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kasubi hill and Namirembe Hill.

Suburb
Kasubi is a hill in , 's capital and largest city.

Neighborhood
Namirembe is a hill in , 's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning peace.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the city of , 's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the early 1900s.

Mutesa’s Tomb

Latitude
0.32592° or 0° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
32.55487° or 32° 33′ 18″ east
Elevation
1,207 metres (3,960 feet)
Open location code
6GGJ8HG3+9W
Geo­Names ID
11357087
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