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Sima Destination Guide

Delve into Sima in Haiti

Sima in the region of Nord is a city in Haiti - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sima

Current time in Sima is now 05:18 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sima ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 ..


Labadee Haiti Zip Line 11/28/2011 DF Very funny!

2:29 min by dfischer10
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Labadee Haiti Zip Line 11/28/2011 DF Very Funny! ..

The Ruins At The Falls, Ocho Rios Jamaica

1:23 min by Peter Davies
Views: 938 Rating: 0.00

The Ruins At The Falls Ocho Rios Jamaica, just a few minutes for the cruise ship pier, down town and Island Village, at the ruins you can enjoy the view of the waterfall while having lunch, dinner or ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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 11 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 12 km away
Tags: Football venues 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 13 km away
Tags: 1803 in France, 1803 in North America, Battles involving France, Battles involving Haiti, Conflicts in 1803, Haitian Revolution

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