Ituri Rainforest
（重定向自Ituri Forest）
![View of Epulu River in the Ituri area.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Epulu_River_Ituri2914.jpg")
![Engraving of Stanley's expedition crossing a clearing in the forest, from his book In Darkest Africa, 1890](/Images/godic/202501/21/In_Darkest_Africa_forest_clearing2914.jpg")
![Map of Ituri within the DRC](/Images/godic/202501/21/Région_Ituri_République_démocratique_du_Congo2914.png")
The Ituri Rainforest is a rainforest located in the Ituri region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly called Zaire. The forest's name derives from the nearby Ituri River which flows through the rainforest, connecting firstly to the Aruwimi River and finally into the Congo.