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Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
The largest fortress in the Americas, built atop a 900-meter mountain peak after Haiti's independence, a UNESCO symbol of freedom.
45 km · about 50 min drive
North AmericaHaitiArtibonite
Dessalines
Artibonite, Haiti · North America
About Dessalines
Dessalines sits on the route: 25 minutes from Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye, 45km from Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti.
Dessalines is in Artibonite, Haiti, with about 180,000 people. The nearest town is Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye, about 23 km away.
Dessalines (French pronunciation: [dɛsalin]; Haitian Creole: Desalin) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor ofRead more
independent Haiti.
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Within an hour or so of Dessalines: Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti (45 km).
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Dessalines is in Artibonite, Haiti, about 23 km from Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 181,903
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Haiti
- Region
- Artibonite
- Timezone
- America/Port-au-Prince
- Coordinates
- 19.2618, -72.5161
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