Gacyamo

Gacyamo is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Gacyamo is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kandt House Museum and Sainte-Famille Church.

Museum
Photo: Adygrafix250, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly known as the Natural History Museum, is located in what is now the city of , District, westbound. This location was chosen as the colonial capital in Rwanda of Germany in 1907 by a German resident Richard Kandt under the name of Nyarugenge.The name was changed to Kigali in 1908 because it was too difficult for the colonialists to pronounce.

Church
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Catholic church in Muhima, downtown , in . It is located on a hill, close to the cell of Rugenge. was the scene of killings during the genocide in April 1994.

Hotel
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large hotel in , Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

Gacyamo

Latitude
-1.9634° or 1° 57′ 48″ south
Longitude
30.0578° or 30° 3′ 28″ east
Elevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)
Open location code
6GCG23P5+J4
Geo­Names ID
11187009
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