Mount Liru
| Mount Liru | |
|---|---|
Mount Liru Location in Uganda | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,388 m (4,554 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Koboko District, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | West Nile |
| Parent range | West Nile sub-region |
Mount Liru is a Ugandan mountain in Koboko District, formerly part of Arua in north western Uganda( near borders with the democratic republic of the Congo). The mountain is an important location in the origin myth of the Kakwa people.[1][2]
Altitude
The elevation above sea level is 1,388 metres (1,388m).[3]
See also
- List of National Cultural Sites in Northern Region, Uganda
- List of mountains in Uganda
- Geography of Uganda
- West Nile sub-region
- Koboko District
References
- ^ "Kakwa People and their Culture". ugandatourismcenter.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ Shiroya, O.J.E. (1981). "The Lugbara States – Politics, Economics and Warfare in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries". Transafrican Journal of History. 10 (1/2): 127. ISSN 0251-0391. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Liru mountain, Northern Region, Uganda". geoview.info. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
3°20′56″N 31°01′28″E / 3.34889°N 31.02444°E