Ozama River
The Ozama River is a river in the Dominican Republic. It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the Sierra de Yamasá mountain range, close to the town of Villa Altagracia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Dominican Republic
- Also known as: “Río Ozuma”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortaleza Ozama and Cathedral of Santo Domingo.
Fortaleza Ozama
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo
Church
Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed after the Garðar Cathedral in Greenland.
Alcázar de Colón
Museum
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alcázar de Colón is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it forms part of the Ciudad Colonial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Santo Domingo.
Ciudad Colonial
Village
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.
Santo Domingo
Photo: Melvin feliz12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic, the oldest European city in the Americas, and the most developed city on the island of Hispaniola.
Los Mameyes
Neighborhood
Los Mameyes is a neighbourhood in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle classes.
Ozama River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Ozama River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ozama River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ozama”
- Catalan: “Ozama”
- Catalan: “Riu Ozama”
- Cebuano: “Río Ozama”
- Chinese: “奥萨马河”
- Croatian: “Ozama”
- Czech: “Ozama”
- Czech: “Rio Ozama”
- Dutch: “Ozama”
- Finnish: “Ozama”
- French: “Ozama”
- German: “Rio Ozama”
- German: “Río Ozama”
- Hebrew: “אוסאמה”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Ozama”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ozama”
- Italian: “Fiume Ozama”
- Italian: “Ozama”
- Japanese: “オサマ川”
- Korean: “오사마강”
- Lithuanian: “Osama”
- Malay: “Sungai Ozama”
- Mingrelian: “ოზამა”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ozama”
- Russian: “Осама (река)”
- Russian: “Осама”
- Slovenian: “Ozama”
- South Azerbaijani: “اوزاما چایی”
- Spanish: “Ozama”
- Spanish: “Rio ozama”
- Spanish: “Río Ozama”
- Swedish: “Río Ozama”
- Welsh: “Afon Ozama”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zona Colonial and Sans Souci.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santo Domingo and Puerto Ozama.
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