World Heritage Identification Number: 1586
World Heritage since: 2023
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Continent: Africa
UNESCO World Region: Africa
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Memorial Sites of the Genocide: A Commemoration of Tragedy and Resilience
The Memorial Sites of the Genocide, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023, stand as poignant reminders of the atrocities committed during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Comprising four distinct locations – Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi, and Bisesero – these memorial sites serve as testaments to the resilience of the Rwandan people and their unwavering determination to honor the memory of those lost.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
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. Two of the component parts were scenes of massacres: a Catholic church built in the hill of Nyamata in 1980, and a technical school built in the hill of Murambi in 1990. The hill of Gisozi in Kigali City hosts the Kigali Genocide Memorial built in 1999, where more than 250,000 victims have been buried, while the hill of Bisesero in the Western Province hosts a memorial built in 1998, to remember the fight of those who resisted their perpetrators for over two months before being exterminated.Encyclopedia Record: List of Rwandan genocide memorials
This is a non-exhaustive list of memorial sites of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It does not include individual graves or private tributes.Additional Site Details
Area: 24.65 hectares
Coordinates: -2.4555277778 , 29.5677222222
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