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Explore Dena in Haiti

Dena in the region of Nord is a town in Haiti - some 82 mi or ( 132 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Dena

Current time in Dena is now 12:32 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cap Haitien, Haiti

1:24 min by yachtwrite
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www.JARogers.com for details on 'Sailing Haiti..." The music is a Haitian folk song from my music CD 'Ethnic Music' which you can get at www.JARogers.com The photos are a panorama of the sea port of C ..

Aeroport CAP-HAITIEN en Construction - Haiti

6:31 min by jwetPouOu
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Finalment L'aeroport du Cap-haitien est en construction, Les Cayes et Jacmel seront parmis les Aeroport International du Pays. ..


UFO 2009

4:27 min by gotUFos
Views: 12532 Rating: 1.77

Very Fast Very Cool Spacecraft ..

Cap-Haitien 2011

5:12 min by Dave Hotstream
Views: 6556 Rating: 5.00

Some video from a week in Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, after a medical mission with two friends from the Peace Corps. Music is "Throw Down Your Heart" by Bela Fleck. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Vertières

The Battle of Vertières (in Haitian Creole Batay Vètyè), the last major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence, the final part of the Haitian Revolution under François Capois. It was fought between Haitian rebels and French expeditionary forces on 18 November 1803 at Vertières. Vertières is situated in Nord, Haiti, its geographical coordinates are 19° 44' 0" North, 72° 13' 28". By the end of October 1803, Haitian rebels had already taken over all the territory from France.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.73 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1803 in France, 1803 in North America, Battles involving France, Battles involving Haiti, Conflicts in 1803, Haitian Revolution

Cap-Haïtien

Cap-Haïtien (Okap or Kapayisyen in Kréyòl) is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord. Previously, named as Cap-Français, Cap-Henri, and le Cap, it was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city`s formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), Populated places in Haiti

Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement

Cap-Haïtien is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti. It has 240,708 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement start with the number 11.

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Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti)

1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake

The 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake occurred at 17:00 local time on 7 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the surface wave magnitude scale and triggered a destructive tsunami. It badly affected the northern coast of Haiti and what is now the Dominican Republic. Port-de-Paix suffered the greatest damage from both earthquake and tsunami. Approximately 5,000 people were killed by the effects of the earthquake shaking and another 300 by the tsunami.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1842 earthquakes, 1842 in Haiti, Earthquakes in Haiti

Parc St. Victor

Parc St. Victor is a football stadium in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. It is the home stadium of AS Capoise and Zénith of the Ligue Haïtienne. The stadium holds 7,500 spectators.

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Located at 19.75 -72.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Football venues in Haiti

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