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Gisanze Destination Guide

Touring Gisanze in Rwanda

Gisanze in the region of Southern Province is a city located in Rwanda - some 71 mi or ( 113 km ) South-West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gisanze

Time in Gisanze is now 11:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Kigali, and Kibeho. Being here already, consider visiting Tabora . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Gisanze ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The traveller, by Thea Hughes

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This is the audio file of Thea Hughes reading her short story "The Traveller", inspired when travelling through Africa on a Cape To London trip in a Landrover. The slideshow is a compilation of images ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nyaruguru District

Nyaruguru is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibeho, a pilgrimage site of the Catholic Church.

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Located at -2.70 29.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

Kibeho

Kibeho is a small town in south Rwanda, which became known outside of that country because of reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ occurring between 1981 and 1989.

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Located at -2.63 29.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Marian apparitions, Pallottines, Populated places in Rwanda

Our Lady of Kibeho

Our Lady of Kibeho is the name given to Marian apparitions concerning several adolescents, in the 1980s in Kibeho, south-western Rwanda. The apparitions communicated various messages to the schoolchildren, including an apocalyptic vision of Rwanda descending into violence and hatred, possibly foretelling the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. In 2001, the local bishop of Catholic Church officially recognised the visions of three schoolchildren as authentic.

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Located at -2.63 29.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Marian apparitions, Marian shrines

Southern Province, Rwanda

Southern Province is one of Rwanda's five provinces. It was created in early January 2006 as part of a government decentralization program that re-organized the country's local government structures. Southern Province comprises the former provinces of Gikongoro, Gitarama, and Butare, and is divided into the districts of Butare, Gatagara, Gikongoro, Gisagara, Gitarama, Kamonyi, Nyanza, and Nyaruguru. The capital city of Southern Province is Nyanza.

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Located at -2.62 29.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Provinces of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda, States and territories established in 2006

Kayanza Province

Kayanza is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza.

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Located at -2.92 29.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Kayanza Province, Provinces of Burundi