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Dessalines in the region of Artibonite with its 12,288 habitants is a town located in Haiti - some 53 mi or ( 85 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .
Local time in Dessalines is now 11:25 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dessalines ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite is a town in the Artibonite Department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley. One of the important battles of the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was fought here at Crete Pierrot wherein Jean-Jacques Dessalines ravaged the French army led by Rochambeau.
Located at 19.13 -72.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Deschapelles
This article refers to a town in Haiti. For the French chess master, see Alexandre Deschapelles. 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Located at 19.08 -72.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
La Quinte River
The La Quinte River is a river of Haiti.
Located at 19.40 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, founded by Larry Mellon (1910–89) and his wife Gwen Grant Mellon (c. 1908-2000) in 1956, is an integrated rural health system that provides medical care and community health and development programs for 300,000 impoverished people in the Artibonite Valley of central Haiti. The hospital is located in Deschapelles.
Located at 19.07 -72.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Artibonite Department
Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 (2002). The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. An insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence in February 2004. The department has been in a state of an economic decrease since the insurgencies and coups have reduced the nation's stability.
Located at 19.45 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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