Gaddafi National Mosque

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Commissioned as a gift by the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, this startlingly picturesque place of worship is an iconic feature of the Kampala skyline due to its place atop Kampala Hill and its towering minaret.

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Voted by TripAdvisor as the #1 thing to do in Kampala, the beautiful Gaddafi Mosque (sometimes known as the Ugandan National Mosque) is a massive religious structure capable of holding almost 20,000 worshippers.

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