Citadelle Laferrière

The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle, is a large early-19th-century fortress located in in , . It is situated on the Bonnet à l'Evêque mountaintop located approximately 8 kilometres uphill from the town of Milot, 27 kilometres south of the city of , and 15 kilometres southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 910 metres (2,986 feet)
  • Description: large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti
  • Also known as
    “Citadelle”
    “Citadelle de Christophe”
    “Citadelle Henri Christophe”
    “Citadelle Laferière”
    “la Citadelle”
    “La Citadelle Henri”
    “La Ferrière”
    “Ruines du Palais de Christophe”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milot and Dondon.
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is a city in the north of .
Town
is a commune in the , in the department of .
5 km south of Citadelle Laferrière
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is a commune in the…
8 km east of Citadelle Laferrière

Citadelle Laferrière

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Latitude
19.57358° or 19° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-72.24302° or 72° 14′ 35″ west
Open location code
77F9HQF4+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220820148
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
3723098
Wiki­data ID
Q206194

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Citadelle Laferrière” goes by many names.
قلعة لافيريرArabic
Ла-ФерьерBashkir
လာဖဲရီရာ ရဲတိုက်Burmese
Ciutadella de La FerrièreCatalan
拉費里埃城堡Chinese
拉費里埃爾堡Chinese
拉费里埃尔堡Chinese
Citadel LaferrièreDutch
Citadelo LaferrièreEsperanto
Citadelle LaferrièreFinnish
citadelle Henri christopheFrench
Citadelle LaferrièreFrench
ლა-ფერიერის ციტადელიGeorgian
Zitadelle La FerrièreGerman
Sitadèl LaferyèHaitian
מצודת לה פריירHebrew
Citadelle LaferrièreHungarian
Citadelle LaferrièreItalian
シタデル・ラフェリエールJapanese
시타델 라페리에르Korean
La Ferjero citadelėLithuanian
सिटाडेले लाफेररिएरNepali
Hortalessa de LaferrièreOccitan (post 1500)
دژ هنری کریستفPersian
Citadelle La FerrièrePolish
Citadelle Henri ChristophePortuguese
Citadelle LaferrièrePortuguese
La CitadellePortuguese
Sitadèl-LaferyèPortuguese
Ла-ФерьерRussian
Citadela LaferriereSlovenian
citadelle del rey christopheSpanish
Citadelle LaferrièreSpanish
Ciudadela de LaferrièreSpanish
Ла-ФерьерTatar
Laferrière KalesiTurkish
Цитадель Лафер’єрUkrainian
Citadelle LaferriereVietnamese

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