Lake Muhazi

Lake Muhazi is a long, thin shallow lake in the east of . The bulk of the lake lies in the , with the western end forming the border between the and the City of Kigali.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Lake Mohasi”, “Lake Mohazi”, “Mohasi Lake”, “Mohasi-See”, “Mohazi Lake”, “Muhazi-Stausee”, and “Мугази”

Lake Muhazi

Latitude
-1.85368° or 1° 51′ 13″ south
Longitude
30.32472° or 30° 19′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,445 metres (4,741 feet)
Open location code
6GCG48WF+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Muhazi” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Llac Muhazi”
  • French: “Lac Mahasi”
  • French: “Lac Mohasi”
  • French: “Lac Mohazi”
  • French: “lac Muhazi”
  • French: “Lac Muhazi”
  • German: “Muhazi-See”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Muhazi”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Ikiyaga cya Muhazi”
  • Russian: “Мухази”
  • Ukrainian: “Мугазі”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Muhazi”

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