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Discover Gasharu in Rwanda

Gasharu in the region of Western Province is a town located in Rwanda - some 67 mi or ( 109 km ) West of Kigali , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gasharu is now 08:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Ngoma, and Kigali. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gasharu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Deliverance Gospel Choral. Nimempata

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Song writer: Jean Theofile (Barnabas) Deliverance Gospell Choral is: Jean Theofile (Barnabas): Lead Singer Pasteur Baudouin: Lead singer and Keyboards ...and many more Recording the 10th and 11th Janu ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nyamasheke District

Nyamasheke is a district (akarere) in Western Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyamasheke town (Kagano).

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Located at -2.37 29.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Western Province, Rwanda

Western Province, Rwanda

Western 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. Western Province comprises the former provinces of Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye, and a small portion of Ruhengeri. It is divided into the districts of Karongi, Nyabihu, Rubavu, Rusizi, Ngororero, Nyamasheke, and Rutsiro. The capital city of Western Province is Kibuye.

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Located at -2.38 29.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Lake Kivu, Provinces of Rwanda, States and territories established in 2006, Western Province, Rwanda

Idjwi

Idjwi or Ijwi is an island in Lake Kivu, belonging to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At 70 km in length and with an area of 340 km², it is the second largest inland island in Africa, and the tenth largest in the world. Idjwi is roughly equidistant between the DRC and Rwanda, with 10 to 15 kilometres separating its western shore from the DRC mainland and a similar distance between its eastern shore and the coastline of Rwanda.

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Located at -2.17 29.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Geography of Rwanda, Islands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Kivu, Lake islands of Africa, Populated places on Lake Kivu, South Kivu

Rukarara River

The Rukarara River (or Lukarara) is a river in western Rwanda that is a tributary of the Mwogo River, in turn a tributary of the Nyabarongo River. It is the most distant headwater of the Nile. The Rukarara has its sources in the Nyamagabe District. The Nyirabugoyi and Rubyiro rivers are its main headwaters, both rising in the Nyungwe National Park. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The Rukarara is the longest of the streams that supply the Mwogo.

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Located at -2.28 29.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Rivers of Rwanda

Nyungwe Forest

Nyungwe rainforest is placed in the southwestern Rwanda, at the border with Burundi, south, and Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Nyungwe rainforest is probably the best preserved rainforest in the mountains throughout Central Africa. It is located in the watershed between the basin of the river Congo to the west and the basin of the river Nile to the east. From the east side of the Nyungwe forest comes also one of the branches of the Nile sources.

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Located at -2.49 29.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Forests of Rwanda, National parks of Rwanda, Protected areas established in 2004, Western Province, Rwanda