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Touring Medisant in Haiti

Medisant in the region of Nord is located in Haiti - some 77 mi or ( 125 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Medisant

Time in Medisant is now 04:22 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. Being here already, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Medisant ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Clean Haiti Project -- by Clean the World

9:57 min by CTWFoundation
Views: 3770 Rating: 5.00

Impoverished people around the world die every day from acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease because they have no soap. In an effort to prevent these needless deaths, Clean the World dist ..

Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti

1:59 min by HaitiHappenings
Views: 3564 Rating: 5.00

For a map and virtual guided tour : www.flickr.com Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org ..


Haiti earthquake #3 2010

5:43 min by Iowa Buck Stalker
Views: 798 Rating: 0.00

A short look into days activities during our medical mission trip to Haiti. In the video: DMOS orthopedics surgeons, from Des Moines, Iowa ..

Haiti Social Entrepreneurial Project

10:11 min by ProfMichaelTCooper
Views: 749 Rating: 0.00

From April 2-5 a team of four from Trinity International University traveled to Haiti with the objective of assessing conditions and evaluating opportunities in social entrepreneurship. We define soci ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Milot, Haiti

Milot is a town in the Nord Department of Haiti, 12 miles south of Cap-Haïtien. It is the site of Sans-Souci Palace, one of Haiti's most revered landmarks. The Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti's most well-known landmark, is five miles (8 km) by road to the south. The town also hosts a hospital, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, run by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Crudem Foundation, Inc.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.60 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), Populated places in Haiti

Sans-Souci Palace

The Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I (better known as Henri Christophe) of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations. Construction of the palace started in 1810 and was completed in 1813. It is located in the town of Milot, Nord Department. Its name translated from French means "carefree.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.60 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Haiti, History of Haiti, Houses completed in 1813, Nord Department (Haiti), Ruins in Haiti, World Heritage Sites in Haiti

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.

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Located at 19.73 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1803 in France, 1803 in North America, Battles involving France, Battles involving Haiti, Conflicts in 1803, Haitian Revolution

Citadelle Laferrière

The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (in English, spelled Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) uphill from the town of Milot. It is the largest fortress in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.57 -72.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Forts in Haiti, Infrastructure completed in 1820, Military history of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), World Heritage Sites in Haiti

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 11 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), Populated places in Haiti

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