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Explore Gisenyi in Rwanda

Gisenyi in the region of Western Province with its 83,623 inhabitants is a town in Rwanda - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gisenyi is now 10:08 AM (Friday) . 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: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Rwamagana, and Kigali. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabora . 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 Gisenyi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rwanda Gorillas Group 13 March 2007 - Part II

8:02 min by NjoBeta
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Rwanda Gorillas Group 13 March 2007 - Part II Sabyinyo Group Mating ..

Congolese Wedding

0:14 min by Eoin M
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Passing by a wedding party on the shores of Lake Kivu at Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo ..


Mount Nyiragongo, DRC

0:33 min by Eoin M
Views: 3960 Rating: 3.00

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

2:00 min by HEALAfrica
Views: 1832 Rating: 5.00

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

Sebeya River

The Sebeya River is a river in Western Province, Rwanda that empties into Lake Kivu just south of the town of Gisenyi.

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Located at -1.71 29.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Rivers of Rwanda

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).

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Located at -1.70 29.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Populated places in Rwanda, Populated places on Lake Kivu, Western Province, Rwanda

Gisenyi Airport

Gisenyi Airport is an airport in Rwanda.

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Located at -1.68 29.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Rwanda, Western Province, Rwanda

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.

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Located at -1.68 29.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Airliner accidents and incidents involving runway overruns, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2008, Aviation accidents and incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.

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Located at -1.68 29.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border crossings, Goma, Populated places in North Kivu, Populated places on Lake Kivu

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Gisenyi