Barra da Chicala
Barra da Chicala is a bar in Luanda Province, Angola. Barra da Chicala is situated nearby to the locality Salinas da Samba, as well as near Cabeleira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortress of São Miguel and National Museum of Military History.
Fortress of São Miguel
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in 1576 in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh.
National Museum of Military History
Museum
The Museum of the Armed Forces is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor airplanes, combat vehicles, and diverse arms and artifacts used during the Angolan War of Independence, the South African Border War, and the Angolan Civil War.
Coqueiros Municipal Stadium
Stadium
Estádio dos Coqueiros is a multi-use stadium in Luanda, Angola. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Benfica de Luanda and Kabuscorp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samba and Maianga.
Samba
Suburb
Samba is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda in Luanda Province, Angola.
Maianga
Suburb
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Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts.
Luanda
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luanda, the capital of Angola, is on the Atlantic coast. Its current renaissance is an inspiring success story. Decades of conflict, which only ended in 2002, had long held Angola back.
Barra da Chicala
- Type: Bar
- Category: landform
- Location: Luanda Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-8.82193° or 8° 49′ 19″ southLongitude
13.20864° or 13° 12′ 31″ eastOpen location code
6F3M56H5+6FGeoNames ID
3371193
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In Other Languages
“Barra da Chicala” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Barra da Chicala”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Salinas da Samba and Cabeleira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baía da Samba Pequena and Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino.
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