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Touring Gacuba in Rwanda
Gacuba in the region of Western Province is a city located in Rwanda - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) West of Kigali , the country's capital city .
Time in Gacuba is now 05:57 PM (Thursday) . 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, Rwamagana, and Kigali. 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 Gacuba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rwanda Gorillas Group 13 March 2007 - Part II
Rwanda Gorillas Group 13 March 2007 - Part II Sabyinyo Group Mating ..
Congolese Wedding
Passing by a wedding party on the shores of Lake Kivu at Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo ..
Mount Nyiragongo, DRC
This is the 250m deep, 2km wide crater of Mt Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo. This is one of the most active volcanoes in Africa and last erupted in 2002, destroying much of the nearby city o ..
HEAL Africa
If there is an organization based almost completely on partnership in community, HEAL Africa is it. The conflict in eastern DR Congo has broken down the infrastructure and fabric of life to the extent ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gisenyi
Gisenyi is a city in Rubavu district in the Western Province of Rwanda. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The population of the city is about 106 000 (2009).
Located at -1.70 29.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Sebeya River
The Sebeya River is a river in Western Province, Rwanda that empties into Lake Kivu just south of the town of Gisenyi.
Located at -1.71 29.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Gisenyi Airport
Gisenyi Airport is an airport in Rwanda.
Located at -1.68 29.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122
On 15 April 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 plane crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately south of Goma International Airport.
Located at -1.68 29.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift system. Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active Nyiragongo Volcano. The recent history of Goma has been dominated by the volcano and the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, which in turn fuelled the First and Second Congo Wars.
Located at -1.68 29.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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