La Cabaña

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in , .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: Spanish colonial fort in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Fortaleza de La Cabana”, “Fortaleza de la Cabaña”, “Fortaleza de La Cabaña”, “Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana”, “Forteresse de la Cabana”, and “San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress”
  • Historically known as: “Fort Cabana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Havana Cathedral and Museum of the Revolution.

Church
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is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. is situated 630 metres south of La Cabaña.

Museum
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The is located in the… is situated 1 km southwest of La Cabaña.

Castle
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The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known… is situated 1 km northwest of La Cabaña.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.

Suburb
is a ward of the city of , the…

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is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba.

Neighborhood
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The Havana is in the municipality…

La Cabaña

Latitude
23.14669° or 23° 8′ 48″ north
Longitude
-82.34975° or 82° 20′ 59″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
76MV4MW2+M3
Geo­Names ID
3555256
Wiki­data ID
Q1757628
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“La Cabaña” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Carlos de La Cabaña gotorlekua”
  • Bulgarian: “Ла Кабаня”
  • Catalan: “Castell de San Carlos de la Cabaña”
  • Chinese: “圣查尔斯堡”
  • Chinese: “聖卡洛斯·德·拉·卡瓦尼亞要塞”
  • Dutch: “Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña”
  • Dutch: “La Cabaña”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المقصوره”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Sankta Karlo de la Kabano”
  • Finnish: “La Cabaña”
  • French: “forteresse de la Cabaña”
  • French: “Forteresse de la Cabaña”
  • Georgian: “ლა-კაბანია”
  • German: “La Cabaña”
  • Hebrew: “לה קבניה”
  • Indonesian: “La Cabaña”
  • Italian: “Fortaleza de San Carlos de La Cabaña”
  • Italian: “La Cabaña”
  • Japanese: “サン・カルロス・デ・ラ・カバナ要塞跡”
  • Persian: “لا کابانیا”
  • Portuguese: “La Cabaña”
  • Russian: “Ла-Кабанья”
  • Russian: “Сан-Карлос-де-ла-Кабанья”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Carlos de La Cabaña”
  • Turkish: “La Cabaña”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Cabaña and old town.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Muelle Andrés Gonzáles Lines and El Tejadillo.

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