Cap-Haïtien (Haitian Creole: Kap Ayisyen; English: Cape Haitian) often referred to as Le Cap or Au Cap, is a commune 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 historically known as the Paris of the Antilles, displaying its wealth and sophistication through its beautiful architecture and artistic life. 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.
Population: 134,815
Latitude: 19° 45' 33.77" N
Longitude: -72° 11' 53.34" W
The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (English: Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) uphill from…
Cap-Haïtien (Haitian Creole: Kap Ayisyen or Okap, English: Cape Haitian) often referred to as Le Cap, is a commune 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…
Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti.
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…
La Navidad was a settlement that Christopher Columbus and his men established in present-day Haiti in 1492 from the remains of the Spanish ship, the Santa María.
Hugo Chávez International Airport (formerly Cap-Haïtien International Airport) (IATA: CAP, ICAO: MTCH) is an airport serving Cap-Haïtien, a city in the Nord department in Haiti.
Nord (English: North, Haitian Creole: Nò) is one of the ten departments (French: départements) of Haiti. It has an area of 2,106 km² and a population of 872,200 (2002).
Milot is a commune 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 t…
Trou-du-Nord (Haitian Creole: Twou dinò) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti. It has 86,586 inhabitants.
The Rivière du Limbè is a river of Haiti.
Fort la Bouque (commonly referred by locals as labouc) is one of three colonial forts in the northeast area of Haiti or more specifically the Arrondissement of Fort-Liberte. The fort is located at the following coordinates (19°42′41.50″N71°50′39.44″…
Parc Saint-Victor is a football stadium in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. It is the home stadium of AS Capoise and Zénith of the Ligue Haïtienne.