Nyamata, Rwanda

Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is a national memorial and World Heritage Site in Rwanda commemorating the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group. It is based around a former church in the town of Nyamata, roughly 30 km south of the capital of Kigali, where thousands of Tutsi were killed. The remains of 50,000 people are buried there.

City
Nyamata
Country
Rwanda
Category
Historic
Suggested visit
About 90 minutes

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