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The palace of the last umwami (traditional king) of Rwanda (King Mutara III Rudahigwa, who reigned from 1931 to 1959) is located within walking distance of the town center and is the town's main tourist attraction. There, one can see the king's traditional palace living arrangements and the modern
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for its graduations and its staff vs. students football matches. Also, festivities for
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Inyambo cattle, known for their enormous heavy horns. Traditionally, the
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