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Town in Uganda, on the NW shore of Lake
Victoria, 20 km/12 mi SW of Kampala, the
capital; 1,136 m/3,728 ft above sea level;
population (1983) 21,000. Founded 1893, it
was the administrative centre of Uganda
1894-1962. In 1976, a French aircraft was
hijacked by a Palestinian liberation group.
It was flown to Entebbe airport, where the
hostages on board were rescued six days later
by Israeli troops.