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
List of sites
| Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero | 
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Eastern Province, Kigali Province, Southern Province, Western Province | 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
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| Nyungwe National Park | 
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Southern Province, Western Province | 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
- ^ "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.
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.
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