Kigali Genocide Memorial: a thoughtful visit to the Gisozi site
The Gisozi memorial calls for time, emotional preparation and a respectful approach. This guide helps you decide when to go, how to get there and what to expect.
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Gisozi is an area of Kigali north of the city centre. It is the location of the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a burial, remembrance and learning site connected to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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What makes it special
- Within Kigali, north of the city centre.
- Home to the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
- The memorial brings together exhibits, testimonies, memorial gardens and mass graves.
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- Ruanda · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q1037
- Ruanda · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q7375711
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- Ruanda · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q35283154
- Rwanda · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
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- Kigali Genocide Memorial, KG 14 Avenue, Gasabo District, City of Kigali, Rwanda · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Gisozi · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Gisozi · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Gisozi, City of Kigali, Rwanda · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 08/10/2026