List of World Heritage Sites in 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. 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.

Location of sites

Nyungwe National Park

Bisesero Genocide Memorial Centre

Kigali Genocide Memorial

Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre

Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre

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Location of World Heritage Sites in Rwanda

List of sites

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