Goma - Other Features of Goma

Other Features of Goma

• The city centre is only 1 km (0.6 mi) from the Rwandan border and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the centre of Gisenyi.
• After being closed to international travel since the 2002 eruption of the volcano, the Goma International Airport now accepts commercial charter flights and also a passenger line travels from Nairobi to Goma.
• Goma has four or five lakeside wharves totaling about 130 m, the longest being about 80 m.
• Virunga National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas, lies north of the city.
• National Road No. 2 connected Goma to Bukavu and Kisangani but at August 2007 had not been reopened after the damage caused by the wars and lack of maintenance.
• Goma was once known for its nightlife, but this is no longer the case due to the conflict.
• The roads in Goma were in poor repair, and also many roads were heavily damaged from the recent volcanic lava flow disasters. Many roads are being rebuilt as of 2011, primarily by Chinese contractors.