Entebbe

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Entebbe is a town in central Uganda on a peninsula into Lake Victoria, known for its international airport and the site of the 1976 hostage-rescue operation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanical garden
hospital
international airport
military operation
town
university
zoo
administeredBy Wakiso District
alsoKnownAs Operation Thunderbolt
carriedOutBy Israel Defense Forces
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Uganda
Uganda
date 1976
distanceTo Kampala
formerCapitalOf Uganda
hasAirport Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
hasBotanicalGarden Entebbe Botanical Gardens
linked to: Entebbe
hasFeature lake shore beaches
peninsulas and bays on Lake Victoria
hasHigherEducationInstitution Nkumba University
hasHospital Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital
linked to: Entebbe
hasPort Port Bell–Entebbe ferry route
hasZoo Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre
isOnShoreOf Lake Victoria
knownFor 1976 hostage-rescue operation
Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe

Operation Entebbe
languageUsed English
Luganda
locatedIn Buganda
Central Region, Uganda
Entebbe
Entebbe
Entebbe
Entebbe
Entebbe
locatedOn Lake Victoria
peninsula
locatedSouthwestOf Kampala
partOf Great Lakes region of Africa
serves Kampala
timeZone East Africa Time
tookPlaceAt Entebbe Airport
linked to: Entebbe
tookPlaceIn Entebbe
utcOffset +3
wasSeatOf Government of Uganda
wasSeatOfGovernmentUntil 1962

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Lake Victoria nearCity Entebbe
Kampala hasAirport Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe hasAirport Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe International Airport locatedIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe knownFor Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Operation Entebbe tookPlaceAt Entebbe Airport
subject linked to: Entebbe
linked to: Entebbe
Operation Entebbe tookPlaceIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe hasBotanicalGarden Entebbe Botanical Gardens
linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe Botanical Gardens locatedIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre locatedIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Nkumba University locatedIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe hasHospital Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital
linked to: Entebbe
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital locatedIn Entebbe
subject linked to: Entebbe
Nile Basin Initiative headquartersLocation Entebbe, Uganda
linked to: Entebbe
Regional Service Centre Entebbe locatedIn Entebbe, Uganda
linked to: Entebbe
East African Airways mainHub Entebbe Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Jambojet cityServed Entebbe
Precision Air cityServed Entebbe
Buganda contains Entebbe
Wakiso District contains Entebbe
Wakiso District hasTown Entebbe
Wakiso District hasTransportHub Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Operation Entebbe location Entebbe Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Operation Entebbe location Entebbe
Operation Entebbe namedAfter Entebbe Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Operation Thunderbolt location Entebbe Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Nkumba University locatedIn Entebbe
Nkumba University locatedNear Entebbe International Airport
linked to: Entebbe
Nile Basin Initiative headquartersLocation Entebbe, Uganda
subject linked to: NBI
linked to: Entebbe
RSCE locatedIn Entebbe
Giles Nuttgens notableWork Entebbe
Ben Schnetzer notableWork Entebbe