The Ituri is a rainforest located in the Ituri Province of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, generally known as Zaire. The forest's name stems from the nearby Ituri River which flows through the rainforest, connecting firstly to the Aruwimi River and finally into the Congo.
The Ituri Rainforest is about 63,000 square kilometers in area. Nearly one-fifth of the rainforest is made up of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a World Heritage Site.