Castillo de Jagua
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua". It was built in 1742.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Also known as: “Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Xagua”, “Castillo del Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Jagua”, “Castillo del Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua”, “Jagua Castle”, “Jagua Fort”, and “Jagua Fortress”
Castillo de Jagua
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Central Cuba, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
22.06462° or 22° 3′ 53″ northLongitude
-80.46424° or 80° 27′ 51″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
76JX3G7P+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1334528786OpenStreetMap feature
building=fortOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
3545898Wikidata ID
Q2917523
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Castillo de Jagua” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Jaguako gotorlekua”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة جاجوا”
- French: “château de Jagua”
- French: “Château de Jagua”
- Georgian: “კასტილიო-დე-ხაგუა”
- Georgian: “ხაგუის ციხესიმაგრე”
- Haitian: “Castillo de Jagua, Cienfuegos”
- Haitian: “Castillo de Jagua”
- Hebrew: “מבצר חגואה”
- Japanese: “ハグア要塞”
- Russian: “Кастильо-де-Хага”
- Slovenian: “grad Jagua”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Jagua”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Jagua”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Jagua”
- Swedish: “slottet i Jagua”
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