Sacred places in Uganda: temples, churches, shrines and mosques

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Catholicism · Wakiso · 1967 tới 1975Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, NamugongoVương cung thánh đường Các Thánh Tử Đạo Uganda, Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo Catholic Shrine, Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo

A Roman Catholic minor basilica built over the spot where St. Charles Lwanga was martyred in 1886, honoring the 22 Catholic Uganda Martyrs canonized in 1964. Designed in the form of a traditional circular African hut supported by 22 copper-clad pillars, it was inaugurated on 3 June 1975, elevated to a minor basilica in 1993, and draws vast crowds of pilgrims every year for Uganda Martyrs' Day on 3 June.

Namugongo, Wakiso District, Uganda (cách trung tâm Kampala khoảng 15 km về phía đông)

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Islam · Kampala Capital City (Central Division) · Đặt viên đá đầu tiên năm 1972 trên đỉnh đồi lịch sử Old Kampala cùng sự ra đời của Hội đồng Tối cao Hồi giáo Uganda (UMSC); tạm ngưng năm 1976 và tái khởi công toàn diện năm 2001 nhờ nguồn tài trợ quốc tế từ Libya; hoàn thành xây dựng năm 2006, khánh thành trọng thể tháng 6 năm 2007 và chính thức mang tên Thánh đường Quốc gia Uganda từ năm 2013Uganda National Mosque, KampalaUganda National Mosque at Old Kampala Hill, Old Kampala National Mosque, formerly Gaddafi National Mosque, Headquarters of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC)

The largest congregational mosque in Uganda and one of the grandest Islamic sanctuaries in Sub-Saharan Africa, crowning historic Old Kampala Hill (the birthplace of modern Kampala) as the national headquarters of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), accommodating over 15,000 worshippers indoors and 35,000 across its grounds beneath five domes and a 50.5-meter panoramic minaret of 272 steps.

National Mosque of the Republic of Uganda, National Headquarters of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), and Historic Birthplace Landmark of Kampala on Old Kampala HillOld Kampala Hill, Plot 23-25 Old Kampala Road, Central Division, Kampala, Republic of Uganda

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the Bahá'í Faith · Kampala Capital City (Kawempe Division) · Được Đức Hộ giáo Shoghi Effendi khởi xướng năm 1953 và thiết kế bởi kiến trúc sư Charles Mason Remey; đặt viên đá nền móng tháng 1 năm 1958 và khánh thành trọng thể từ ngày 13 tới 15 tháng 1 năm 1961 bởi Bà Ruhiyyih Khanum (Bàn tay Sự nghiệp của Chúa); kỷ niệm 50 năm Kim khánh năm 2011Bahá'í House of Worship, KampalaMother Temple of Africa, Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of Africa at Kikaya Hill, Kampala Baha'i Temple, Baha'i House of Worship on Kikaya Hill

The first Baha'i House of Worship on the African continent (the Mother Temple of Africa, or Mashriqu'l-Adhkar), erected between 1958 and 1961 atop Kikaya Hill in northeastern Kampala to a design by Charles Mason Remey that evokes a traditional conical African hut rising 38 meters high, with nine open doorways welcoming people of all faiths beneath a green Italian mosaic dome set amid 52 acres of equatorial botanical gardens.

Mother Temple of Africa (one of the eight continental Mashriqu'l-Adhkar Houses of Worship of the Baha'i Faith worldwide) and Historic Architectural Landmark of East Africa on Kikaya HillKikaya Hill, Mile 4 Gayaza Road, Kawempe Division, P.O. Box 2662, Kampala, Republic of Uganda

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Ancestor Veneration · Kampala Capital City (Rubaga Division) · Khởi dựng năm 1882 làm cung điện hoàng gia của Quốc vương Muteesa I trên đồi Kasubi (Nabulagala) và trở thành đại lăng mộ hoàng gia Muzibu Azaala Mpanga khi nhà vua băng hà năm 1884; ghi danh Di sản Thế giới UNESCO năm 2001; bị hỏa hoạn thiêu rụi mái vòm ngày 16 tháng 3 năm 2010 và được phục dựng nguyên bản bằng kỹ nghệ truyền thống của 52 thị tộc từ năm 2014 tới năm 2023Tombs of Buganda Kings at KasubiKasubi Royal Tombs, Masiro ga Bassekabaka ba Buganda e Kasubi, Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, Royal Burial Grounds of the Kabakas of Buganda

The supreme ancestral and spiritual sanctuary of the Kingdom of Buganda and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed in 2001), spanning nearly 30 hectares on Kasubi Hill in Kampala around the great circular organic dome of Muzibu Azaala Mpanga (founded in 1882 and faithfully reconstructed after the 2010 fire), where four Kabakas of Buganda rest behind a barkcloth-veiled Sacred Forest beneath 52 concentric ceiling rings representing the 52 Baganda clans.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed December 2001, Ref. 1022; removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger in September 2023 following traditional reconstruction) and Supreme Ancestral Sanctuary of the Kingdom of BugandaKasubi Hill (Nabulagala), Masiro Road, Rubaga Division, Kampala, Kingdom of Buganda, Republic of Uganda

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Protestantism · Kampala Capital City (Rubaga Division) · Ba ngôi nhà thờ chính tòa đầu tiên bằng sậy tranh và gạch phơi nắng được dựng liên tiếp trên đồi Namirembe vào các năm 1890, 1894 và 1904 (bị sét đánh cháy tháng 9 năm 1910); đại thánh đường thứ tư bằng gạch nung đỏ và mái vòm ngói đất nung hiện nay do Giáo sư kiến trúc sư người Anh William Arthur Pite thiết kế, xây dựng từ năm 1915 tới 1919 dưới thời Giám mục John Jamieson Willis và kỷ niệm Bách niên năm 2019St. Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe, KampalaNamirembe Cathedral Kampala, Lutikko Namirembe, Saint Paul's Anglican Cathedral on Namirembe Hill, Mother Cathedral of the Church of Uganda

The oldest Anglican cathedral in Uganda and mother church of the Diocese of Namirembe, crowning Namirembe Hill (the Hill of Peace) in western Kampala, built of red brick between 1915 and 1919 to a monumental Byzantine-Romanesque design by British architect William Arthur Pite on the site of three earlier reed and mud-brick cathedrals dating back to 1890, and flanked by the historic cemetery containing the graves of martyred Bishop James Hannington, pioneer missionary Alexander Mackay, and medical pioneer Dr. Sir Albert Cook.

Oldest Cathedral of the Province of the Church of Uganda (Anglican Communion), Episcopal Seat of the Diocese of Namirembe, and National Historical Architectural Monument on Namirembe HillNamirembe Hill, Willis Road, Rubaga Division, Kampala, Republic of Uganda

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24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.
28/09/2026In the Main Hall, transformed 174 sacred symbols of faiths and branches into raised 3D forms so visitors can select their own tradition before making an offering, alongside a public record of milestones. In the Places section, authored 30 new Stage A monographs across 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (including St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Namugongo and the Basilica of Luján).

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