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Explore Gashyushya in Rwanda

Gashyushya in the region of Southern Province is a town in Rwanda - some 12 mi or ( 20 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gashyushya is now 07:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Kigoma, Rwamagana, and Rutobwe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mwanza . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gashyushya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Trash Ball - Rwanda Orphaned Street Kids Turned Soccer Stars

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"Trash Ball", A Story of Faith and Hope, From the Streets to the Stadium. This film follows the journey of 7 street kid's living on the street's of Kibuye, Rwanda for the past 10+ years. The Peace Pla ..


A way Saddleback celebrates the birth of their employees visiting Africa

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We're on our Saddleback team trip to Africa with our employees and their families and it just so happened that Betsy and Doug's wife Jordon both had a birthday at the same time. So, we thought we'd ce ..

Brit sreams as Silverback gorilla charges I swallow my heart!! HappiTravels.com

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I swallow my heart as a Silverback gorilla rushes out of the brush. A British woman in our group screams and nearly gets us all killed! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kamonyi District

Kamonyi is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kamonyi, also sometimes known as Rukoma.

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Located at -2.00 29.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of Rwanda is at high elevation, with a geography dominated by mountains in the west, savanna in the east, and numerous lakes throughout the country.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bantu countries and territories, Commonwealth republics, East Africa, English-speaking countries and territories, French-speaking countries, Landlocked countries, Least Developed Countries, Member states of La Francophonie, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Republics, Rwanda, States and territories established in 1962, Swahili-speaking countries and territories

Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of the Tutsis by the Hutus that took place in 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days (from the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April 6 through mid-July) over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate. Estimates of the death toll have ranged from 500,000–1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the country's total population.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1990s in Africa, 1994 in Africa, Genocides, History of Africa, Mass murder in 1994, Massacres in Rwanda, Military scandals, Peacekeeping missions and operations involving the United Nations, Peacekeeping operations, Responsibility to protect, Rwandan Genocide, United Nations operations in Rwanda

Geography of Rwanda

At 26,338 square kilometres, Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Haiti or the state of Maryland in the United States. The entire country is at a high altitude: the lowest point is the Rusizi River at 950 metres above sea level. Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south.

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Located at -2.00 30.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of Central Africa, Geography of Rwanda

Nyarugenge District

Nyarugenge is a district (akarere) in Kigali Province, Rwanda. It is based around the city centre of Kigali (which is actually towards the west of the urban area and the province), and contains most of the city's businesses.

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Located at -1.98 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Kigali Province