Ishasha, Uganda

Ishasha border point is a border crossing station and customs post in the Kanungu District in the Western Region of Uganda. It is inset 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the Ishasha River, which is the Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border locally, and is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) from the town of Ishasha across the river in the DRC.[1]

Ishasha border point
Ishasha border point
Location of Ishasha Border Station
Coordinates: 0°43′32″S 29°37′52″E
CountryUganda
RegionWestern
DistrictKanungu
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Sources: Google Maps[1] QENP[2]

The border point is a designated end of the Rukungiri–Kihihi–Ishasha–Kanungu Road, which partially forms the boundary of the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park.[3] It is also on the boundary of Virunga National Park in the DRC.

The station is the location of a UNHCR transit centre for refugees fleeing violence in eastern DRC.[4] From there, refugees are sent on to safer refugee settlements such as Nakivale[5] and Kyangwali.[6]

See also

References
  1. Google Maps - Ishasha border point and transit centre
  2. Queen Elizabeth National Park 1961 Lower left corner
  3. Ishasha Sector
  4. "Refugees seek a better life over the border" IRIN November 2008
  5. Nakivale fact sheet pdf
  6. Kyangwali refugee settlement
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