Îlot du Fort

Îlot du Fort is an island in , . Îlot du Fort is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and National Library of Haiti.

Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called , was a cathedral in , . Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.

Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard.

Marketplace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or Marché de Fer also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in ’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was restored.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
is the capital and most populous city of . The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present. is situated 2½ km southeast of Îlot du Fort.

Îlot du Fort

Latitude
18.55505° or 18° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
-72.35117° or 72° 21′ 4″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
77C9HJ4X+2G
Geo­Names ID
3725192
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Satellite Map

Discover Îlot du Fort from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Portal Saint Joseph and La Saline.

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