Ankole, which is locally referred to as Nkore, is one of four traditional kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdom is located in the southwestern Uganda, east of Lake Edward. It was ruled by a monarch known as the Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole. On October 25, 1901, the Kingdom of Nkore was incorporated into the British protectorate of Uganda by the signing of the Ankole agreement.
It was formally abolished in 1967, and is still not officially restored.
Due to the rearranging of the country by Idi Amin, Ankole does no longer exist as an administrative unit. It is divided into six districts: Bushenyi, Ntungamo Mbarara, Kiruhura, Ibanda and Isingiro.
The flag of Ankole shows two spears in saltire, two royal drums and a lion passant guardant, all in white rendering on a green field. It is not known when this flag was actually adopted.
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