Gombe
Gombe is a canal in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Gombe is situated nearby to the locality Leopoldville Ouest, as well as near Kalina.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Palace and Académie des Beaux-Arts.
National Palace
Government building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of the Nation is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated in Gombe, in the northern part of Kinshasa, next to the Congo River.
Académie des Beaux-Arts
University
The Académie des Beaux-Arts or Academy of Fine Arts of Kinshasa is a higher education school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a modern art school that specializes in training visual and graphic artists. Académie des Beaux-Arts is situated 3 km east of Gombe.
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral, or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue in the city of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral is situated 3½ km east of Gombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
Kinshasa
Photo: Antoine Moens de Hase, CC BY 2.0.
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.
Brazzaville
Photo: Prével EPOTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo, and serves as the financial and administrative center of the country. It can be a pleasant stopover to Pointe Noire or visits to the Congolese rain forests.
Gombe
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.3178° or 4° 19′ 4″ southLongitude
15.26465° or 15° 15′ 53″ eastElevation
270 metres (886 feet)Open location code
6F7QM7J7+VVGeoNames ID
10049304
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