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Locator map highlighting the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Lake Kivu and the border with Rwanda, with surrounding countries and major cities labeled for regional context. Large group of Congolese civilians, including women and children, walk and carry belongings along a rural road, fleeing violence near Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with mountains in the background. Aerial view of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in Virunga National Park, showing a glowing lava lake with smoke rising from the crater, surrounded by rocky caldera walls.
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Locator map highlighting the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Lake Kivu and the border with Rwanda, with surrounding countries and major cities labeled for regional context.
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Goma

Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Chinatsu Tsuji was an assistant editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Goma, city and capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is located within the East African Rift System (Albertine Rift region), on the northern bank of Lake Kivu, and about 12 miles (19 km) directly south of Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano. Pop. (2004 est.) 249,862; (2014 est.) 474,000. The area that would later grow into the city of Goma served as an important hub for regional...

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