The Qaddafi Mosque in Kampala Uganda is the largest mosque in East Africa and it has the tallest minaret. I am happy to say that I climbed the 272 steps inside the minaret to its top.
This is the mosque with the minaret to the side of it.
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The following photos were taken from inside the minaret
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This was taken from the top looking down
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Inside the mosque is beautiful
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This is just outside the mosque
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Some additional architecturally interesting features of this area of Kampala
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Interesting parking lot!
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