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Jinja
Jinja is a city in eastern Uganda on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, near the point where the Victoria Nile leaves the lake. Founded as a British administrative and trading centre in 1901, it grew into an industrial town after the Owen Falls Dam was completed in 1954. It is the main town of Busoga and lies near Bugembe, seat of the Kyabazinga.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jinja. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jinja
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