ഉഗാണ്ടയിലെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ വലിയ പട്ടണമായ ജിംഞ്ജയിലേക്കാ ണു് ഇന്നത്തെ യാത്ര. ഏകദേശം തൊണ്ണൂറു കിലോമീറ്റർ അകലമുണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ താമസിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തു നിന്നും ഇവിടേക്ക്. വഴിയോര കാഴ്ചകളും വിശേങ്ങളുമായി നമുക്കീ യാത്ര ആരംഭിക്കാം.
Source of the Nile bridge, Jinja City
Jinja city is situated in Jinja district in Eastern part Uganda Busoga sub-region. It is most probably 81 kilometers traveling by road east of Kampala the capital city of Uganda. It lies in the north of the shore of lake Victoria which is known as the birthplace of the mighty Nile River the longest in Africa were water spills to his journey to Mediterranean sea with two different dams Nalubaale and Kiira dams generating electricity in and around Jinja district Bujagali waterfall located around 10km from central Jinja. Jinja city is the largest metropolitan area in Jinja district and 2nd largest city in the country with various neighboring towns and villages.
Originally, the name ‘’Jinja’’ comes from the two different people who lived on their side of the Nile River in the area meaning ‘’Rock’’ which was the fishing area in the time of long distance trade. The British used this information to name it ‘’Jinja’’. Most of the flat rocks that aided in naming the area Jinja disappeared under water in 1954 as the construction of Owen Falls Dam which was later renamed Nalubaale Power Station started and Ripon Falls were submerged and the description of the area now can obtained in John Hanning Speke’s notes the first white to see the source of the Nile.
