Dufile (also Dufilé, Duffli, Duffle, or Dufli) was originally a fort built by

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, the Governor of

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, in 1879; it is located on the

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just inside

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, close to a site chosen in 1874 by then-Colonel

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to assemble steamers that were carried there overland. Abandoned by Emin's people in January 1889, Dufile being within the Lado Enclave was reoccupied and reconstructed by Belgian forces from 1902 to 1907. Today the name Dufile is applied to a nearby

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village and sub-county in

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to the east of Laropi. The name Dufile itself is a corruption of the Madi village name Odrupele. Emin and A.J. Mounteney Jephson were confined in the fort during a mutiny in 1888. There followed the Battle of Dufile when the former mutineers, after releasing Emin and Jephson, rallied to fight Mahdist forces. Dufile was visited by

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while he was researching his book ''The White Nile'', published in 1960. The fort was surveyed in July 1965 by a student team from

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. The fort, where a ditch and bank enclose an area of 12 acres (4.8 hectares), can be reached by road or boat from Laropi. Archaeological work was done between December 2006 and January 2007 by an international team and recommendations on conservation of the site are on file. Emin's old harbour is now the departure point for passenger ferries to

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.Posnansky, M. ''Dufile, Moyo, Uganda. Research in 2006'', filed at

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and the Uganda Museum,

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, 2007.

References

*M. Mugishu, ''Jewel of the Nile'', ''Sunday Vision'',

, 16 January 2005 *Dradenya Amazia, ''Archaeologists in Madi'', ''

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'', Kampala, 23 January 2006 * {{cite book , url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/be-inspired/exploration-board/public/Uganda1965.pdf#page=7 , pages=1–6 , author=Imperial College Exploration Board , title=Report: 1965 Uganda , publisher=Imperial College London History of Uganda Military history of Uganda Military history of Africa 1879 establishments in Egypt