Lamia River

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Lamia River is a river in western Uganda in Bundibugyo District. It flows near the Semuliki National Park. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Lamia River - Visit Uganda". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. Chetri, Puna B.; Barrow, Edmund G.C.; Muhweezi, Alex, eds. (May 2004). Securing Protected Area Integrity and Rural People's Livelihoods: Lessons from Twelve Years of the Kibale and Semliki Conservation and Development Project. Forest and social perspectives in conservation. 11. Nairobi: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. p. 1.