Saint John Parish
Saint John is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the east, and St. Peter and the Espagnole River to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: parish of Dominica with 5,010 residents
- Description: parish of Dominica
- Also known as: “Saint John Parish, Dominica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cabrits National Park and Fort Shirley.
Cabrits National Park
Recreation area
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Cabrits National Park is on a peninsula at the north end of the Caribbean island of Dominica, north of Portsmouth. The park protects tropical forest, coral reefs and wetlands. There are hiking trails and an English garrison called Fort Shirley.
Fort Shirley
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Fort Shirley is a historic military outpost on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It was built by the British in 1765, and was named for Sir Thomas Shirley.
Morne aux Diables
Volcano
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Morne aux Diables, also known as Devil's Peak, is a volcano on the island of Dominica and the volcanic formation is the northernmost peak on the island. Morne aux Diables is situated 2 miles northeast of Saint John Parish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Paix Bouche.
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 3,630 inhabitants. It is located on the shore of a natural Harbor, Prince Rupert Bay, in Saint John Parish on the north-west coast of Dominica.
Paix Bouche
Village
Paix Bouche is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 306, and has one of the island's steepest roads. The name comes from the local Creole expression meaning "shut your mouth". Paix Bouche is situated 2½ miles east of Saint John Parish.
Picard
Suburb
Picard is a community on the northwest side of Dominica. It is part of Portsmouth, Dominica. The Ross University School of Medicine, part of DeVry University, was located in Picard and once had over a thousand medical students arriving annually from the…
Saint John Parish
- Location: Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Saint John Parish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبرشية القديس جون”
- Asturian: “Saint John”
- Azerbaijani: “Sent-Con səmti”
- Bengali: “সেন্ট জন প্যারিশ”
- Catalan: “Parròquia de Saint John”
- Cebuano: “Saint John”
- Chinese: “Sèng John Kàu-khu”
- Chinese: “圣约翰区 (多米尼克)”
- Chinese: “圣约翰区”
- Chinese: “圣约翰堂区”
- Chinese: “聖約翰區 (多米尼克)”
- Chinese: “聖約翰區”
- Chinese: “聖約翰堂區”
- Cornish: “Saint John, Dominika”
- Cornish: “Saint John”
- Danish: “Saint John Parish”
- Dutch: “Saint John”
- Finnish: “Saint John”
- French: “Saint John”
- French: “Saint-John”
- German: “DM-05”
- German: “Saint John”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης, Δομινίκα”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιωάννης”
- Gujarati: “સેંટ જ્હોન પૅરિશ”
- Hindi: “सेंट जॉन पैरिश”
- Indonesian: “Paroki Saint John”
- Italian: “Parrocchia di Saint John”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョン教区 (ドミニカ国)”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョン教区”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョン郡 (ドミニカ国)”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョン郡”
- Kannada: “ಡೊಮಿನಿಕಾ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಷ್”
- Kannada: “ಸೇಂಟ್ ಜಾನ್ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಷ್”
- Korean: “세인트존구”
- Latvian: “Sentdžona pagasts”
- Lithuanian: “Šv. Jono parapija”
- Malay: “Saint John Parish”
- Marathi: “सेंट जॉन पॅरीश”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sèng John Kàu-khu (Dominica)”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sèng John Kàu-khu”
- Northern Frisian: “Saint John (Sarkspal uun Domiinika)”
- Northern Frisian: “Saint John”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Saint John Parish”
- Norwegian: “Saint John Parish”
- Persian: “پریش سنت جان، دومینیکا”
- Polish: “Parafia św. Jana na Dominice”
- Polish: “Parafia św. Jana”
- Portuguese: “Paróquia de Saint John”
- Portuguese: “Saint John”
- Russian: “Приход Сент-Джон”
- Russian: “Сент-Джон”
- Sinhala: “ශාන්ත ජෝන් ප්රාන්තය”
- Spanish: “Parroquia de Saint John”
- Swedish: “Saint John”
- Tamil: “செயின்ட் ஜான் பரிஷ்”
- Telugu: “సెయింట్ జాన్ పారిష్”
- Thai: “เขตเซนต์จอห์น”
- Turkish: “Saint John Parish”
- Ukrainian: “Парафія Сент-Джон”
- Urdu: “سینٹ جان پیرش، ڈومینیکا”
- Vietnamese: “Giáo xứ Saint John”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morne Brule and Lagon River.
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