Kigali Genocide Memorial

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the Rwanda genocide against Tutsi in 1994.
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  • Memorial
  • Description: Memorial of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
  • Also known as
    “Kigali Memorial Centre”
    “Tutsi Genocide Memorial site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kandt House Museum and Sainte-Famille Church.

Museum
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The , formerly known as the Natural… is situated 2 km southwest of Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Church
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is a Catholic church in Muhima, downtown , in . is situated 1½ km south of Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Hotel
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The is a large hotel in , Rwanda. is situated 2 km south of Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyandungu Eco-park.

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is a restored wetland and forest area in , .

Kigali Genocide Memorial

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Latitude
-1.93142° or 1° 55′ 53″ south
Longitude
30.0602° or 30° 3′ 37″ east
Open location code
6GCG3396+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1568909085
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q6405906

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Kigali Genocide Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Centre memorial de Kigali”
  • Catalan: “Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre”
  • Catalan: “Kigali Memorial Centre”
  • Chinese: “基加利种族灭绝纪念馆”
  • Croatian: “Memorijalni centar genocida Gisozi”
  • Dutch: “Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre”
  • Esperanto: “Kigalia Genocido-Memoriga Centro”
  • French: “Centre commémoratif de Kigali”
  • French: “Centre de commémoration du génocide de Kigali”
  • French: “Mémorial du Génocide de Kigali – Gisozi”
  • French: “Mémorial du génocide de Kigali”
  • Galician: “Centro Conmemorativo do Xenocidio de Gisozi”
  • German: “Kigali Genocide Memorial”
  • Hausa: “Wajen Tunawa da Kisan kiyashi na Kigali”
  • Hebrew: “אתר ההנצחה לרצח העם קיגאלי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Peringatan Genosida Kigali”
  • Italian: “Memoriale del genocidio di Kigali”
  • Japanese: “キガリ虐殺記念センター”
  • Japanese: “キガリ虐殺記念館”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Urwibutso rwa Jenoside rwa Kigali (Gisozi)”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Urwibutso rwa Jenoside rwa Kigali”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folkemordminnestedet i Kigali”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Folkemordminnestedet i Kigali”
  • Norwegian: “Folkemordminnestedet i Kigali”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik genocidu v Kigaliju”
  • Spanish: “Centro Conmemorativo de Kigali”
  • Spanish: “Centro Conmemorativo del Genocidio de Kigali”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al Genocidio en Kigali”
  • Swahili: “Kituo cha kumbukumbu cha Kigali”
  • Swahili: “Kituo cha Kumbukumbu ya Mauaji ya Kimbari cha Kigali”
  • Swahili: “Kumbukumbu ya Mauaji ya Kimbari ya Kigali”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Mauaji ya Kimbari ya Watutsi”
  • Swedish: “Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre”
  • Swedish: “Kigali Genocide Memorial”
  • Turkish: “Kigali Soykırım Anı Merkezi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kigali Genocide Memorial and Mass Grave.

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