Historical Monument

PATIKO FORT

Gulu, Northern Region

TypeHistorical Monument
LocationGulu, Northern Region
StatusGazetted National Cultural Site and Monument

From the National Museums and Monuments Policy, 2015:
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Patiko Fort is listed among the gazetted national cultural sites and monuments of Uganda.

It is one of the forts that signify the colonization and the slave trade activities by the Arabs in Uganda. Colonial forts are old settlements associated with legend, human occupation and colonial presence.

SOURCES:
– National Museums and Monuments Policy, 2015 (Sections 1.1, 1.3, 2.3.2)