Mount Zulia Explained

Mount Zulia
Elevation M:2149
Listing:Mountains of Uganda
Country:Uganda
Region:Karamoja
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Kidepo Valley National Park
Map:Uganda
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Mount Zulia (or Lotholia) is in the Karamoja region in the north-east of Uganda in the Kidepo Valley National Park. Mount Morungole and the Labwor and Dodoth Hills, which reach heights in excess of, are nearby.[1] Mount Zulia is high.

The Toposa people of Eastern Equatoria say that they originated in the Lotholia Mountains, moving away during a severe drought that killed both people and animals.[2] The forests of the mountain are partly protected by the Mount Zulia Forest Reserve.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Braun, Eric. Uganda in Pictures . 10 . Twenty-First Century Books . 2006 . 0-8225-2397-3.
  2. Web site: . Toposa . Gurtong . 24 July 2011 . 18 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110918011852/http://www.gurtong.net/Peoples/PeoplesProfiles/Toposa/tabid/234/Default.aspx . live .
  3. Book: A Contemporary Geography of Uganda . 68 . Bakama B Bakamanume . African Books Collective . 2011 . 978-9987-08-036-6.