Between April and July 1994, an estimated one million people were killed across Rwanda by armed militias called Interahamwe that targeted Tutsi, but also executed moderate Hutu and Twa people. The victims of the genocide are commemorated in this serial property composed of four memorial sites
This serial property represents an important area for rainforest conservation in Central Africa. The property is home to intact forests and peat bogs, moors, thickets and grasslands, providing habitats to a highly diverse flora and faunaThe Park also contains the most significant natural habitats for a number of species found nowhere else in the world, including the globally threatened Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis ssp. kandti) and the Critically Endangered Hills Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hillorum). There [4]
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^"The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^"Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
^"Nyungwe National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
January 01, 1970
list, world, heritage, sites, rwanda, united, nations, educational, scientific, cultural, organization, unesco, world, heritage, sites, places, importance, cultural, natural, heritage, described, unesco, world, heritage, convention, established, 1972, rwanda, . The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention established in 1972 1 Rwanda accepted the convention making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list As of 2023 there are two World Heritage Sites in Rwanda 2 Location of sites edit nbsp nbsp Nyungwe National Park nbsp Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre nbsp Kigali Genocide Memorial nbsp Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre nbsp Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centreclass notpageimage Location of World Heritage Sites in nbsp RwandaList of sites editName Image Location Criteria Year Description Memorial sites of the Genocide Nyamata Murambi Gisozi and Bisesero nbsp Eastern Province Kigali Province Southern Province Western Province 1 55 52 S 30 03 36 E 1 93124 S 30 060133 E 1 93124 30 060133 Memorial sites of the Genocide Nyamata Murambi Gisozi and Bisesero Cultural vi 2023 Between April and July 1994 an estimated one million people were killed across Rwanda by armed militias called Interahamwe that targeted Tutsi but also executed moderate Hutu and Twa people The victims of the genocide are commemorated in this serial property composed of four memorial sites 3 Nyungwe National Park nbsp Southern Province Western Province 2 29 24 S 29 17 34 E 2 49 S 29 292778 E 2 49 29 292778 Nyungwe National Park Natural x 2023 This serial property represents an important area for rainforest conservation in Central Africa The property is home to intact forests and peat bogs moors thickets and grasslands providing habitats to a highly diverse flora and faunaThe Park also contains the most significant natural habitats for a number of species found nowhere else in the world including the globally threatened Eastern Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii Golden Monkey Cercopithecus mitis ssp kandti and the Critically Endangered Hills Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hillorum There 4 References edit The World Heritage Convention UNESCO Retrieved November 20 2023 Rwanda UNESCO Retrieved November 20 2023 Memorial sites of the Genocide Nyamata Murambi Gisozi and Bisesero UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2023 11 20 nbsp Text was copied from this source which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 IGO CC BY 3 0 IGO license Nyungwe National Park UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2023 11 20 nbsp Text was copied from this source which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 IGO CC BY 3 0 IGO license Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of World Heritage Sites in Rwanda amp oldid 1189596892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
