Alikua Pyramid

Alikua Pyramid is a vandalised 5 metre high, conical, stone and mud structure build by the Belgian colonialists in Alikua Village, Yivu Subcounty, Maracha during 1911.[1] Two Belgians are buried under the Pyramid at Alikua including Captain Von Kirkhoven.

Point of interest

Located in Maracha District, west of the Arua-Koboko Highway, about half an hour drive from Arua, this pyramid is a cultural heritage that could be used to promote tourism in West Nile. The Belgians built it to signify that they were the first foreigners to settle there. But after signing the 1911 Agreement, it was heavily guarded by British Protectorate soldiers since West Nile had been transferred to British colonialists. A.E. Weatherhead, the District Commissioner at that time, who was believed to have superhuman powers and has a road named after him adjacent to the Arua Golf Course, is buried only 200 metres away. He was killed in late 1911 when he together with his soldiers attempted a cattle raid.

References
  1. 2011 The Abandoned 100 Year Old Alikua Pyramid in Maracha

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