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Tourist Spot Attractions In Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo , also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa, East Congo, or simply the Congo, is the southernmost country located in Central Africa. It is sometimes referred to by its former name of Zaire, which was its official name between 1971 and 1997. The DRC borders the Central African Republic to the north; South Sudan to the northeast; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia to the south; Angola to the southwest; and the Republic of the Congo and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It is the second-largest country in Africa after Algeria by area and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of over...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 1. Cathedral of Lubumbashi Lubumbashi
    The Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Lubumbashi, is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located between the Kapenda and Kasa Vubu avenues of the city of Lubumbashi in southern part of African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically in High Katanga province. Nearby is the Convent of St. Peter and St. Paul and several provincial government buildings. Its history dates back to 1920, follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi which was created in 1959 by the Bull Cum parvulum of Pope John XXIII. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga.
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  • 6. Kinshasa University Kinshasa
    Kinshasa is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is situated alongside the Congo River. Once a site of fishing and trading villages, Kinshasa is now a megacity with an estimated population of more than 11 million. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River, making them the world's second-closest pair of capital cities after Rome and Vatican City. The city of Kinshasa is also one of the DRC's 26 provinces. Because the administrative boundaries of the city-province cover a vast area, over 90 percent of the city-province's land is rural in nature, and the urban area occupies a small but expanding section on the western side.Kinshasa is Africa's third-la...
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