Praia Harbor
Praia Harbor is the port of the city of Praia in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated in a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: harbour in Praia, Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Porto da Praia” and “Porto Praya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Green Island and Estádio da Várzea.
Green Island
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilhéu de Santa Maria is a small uninhabited islet of the Sotavento archipelago in Cape Verde located off the shore of the island Santiago. Like all Cape Verdean islands, the islet is of volcanic origin.
Estádio da Várzea
Stadium
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Estádio da Várzea is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde, just west of Plateau, the city center, in the subdivision of Várzea and on Avenida Cidade de Lisboa on its east side.
Temerosa Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Farol de Dona Maria Pia is a lighthouse at the southernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Temerosa, at the entrance of Praia Harbour, 2 km south of the city centre of Praia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praia and Prainha.
Praia
Praia — literally "Beach" in Portuguese — is Cape Verde's capital and busiest city. While it's maybe not comparable to a western metropolis, with a population of only about 159,050, one in four Cape Verdeans call the city home and the city is an important thoroughfare for international visitors to the archipelagic country.
Prainha
Suburb
Prainha is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 309 at the 2010 census. It is situated on the coast, south of the city centre.
Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plateau is the historic centre of the capital city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It gets its name because it is situated on a plateau overlooking the port of Praia.
Praia Harbor
- Categories: port and body of water
- Location: Praia Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Wolof—“Praia Harbor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porto da Praia”
- Chinese: “培亞港”
- Dutch: “Porto da Praia”
- French: “Port de Praia”
- French: “port du Cap-Vert”
- German: “Hafen von Praia”
- German: “Porto da Praia”
- German: “Praia Harbor”
- Italian: “Porto da Praia”
- Low German: “Porto da Praia”
- Portuguese: “Porto da Praia”
- Spanish: “Porto da Praia”
- Swedish: “Porto da Praia”
- Wolof: “Waax bu Praia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponta da Achada and Ponta de Belém.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Praia and Prainha.
Cape Verde: Must-Visit Destinations
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