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Gishwati Forest

Gishwati Forest is a forest in the north-western part of , not far from . It is part of Gishwati–Mukura National Park. The area's forests were largely intact in 1978, and substantial forest cover still remained in 1986.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area
  • Also known as: “Forêt Naturelle de Gishwati” and “Gishwati”

Gishwati Forest

Latitude
-1.74791° or 1° 44′ 53″ south
Longitude
29.41542° or 29° 24′ 56″ east
Elevation
2,578 metres (8,458 feet)
Open location code
6GCF7C28+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125848631
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
382789
Wiki­data ID
Q1465883
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Satellite Map

Discover Gishwati Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Gishwati Forest” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bosc de Gishwati”
  • Cebuano: “Gishwati Forest Reserve”
  • Chinese: “吉什瓦蒂森林”
  • Finnish: “Gishwati-Mukuran kansallispuisto”
  • French: “forêt de Gishwati”
  • French: “Forêt de Gishwati”
  • German: “Gishwati-Wald”
  • Japanese: “ギシュワティ森林保護区”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Pariki ya Gishwati”
  • Persian: “جنگل گیشواتی”
  • Spanish: “Bosque de Gishwati”

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