Îlot du Fort
Îlot du Fort is an island in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest. Îlot du Fort is situated nearby to the locality Portal Saint Joseph, as well as near the suburb La Saline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of Haiti and Port-au-Prince Cathedral.
National Library of Haiti
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, Port-au-Prince and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard.
Port-au-Prince Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 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.
Marché en Fer
Marketplace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marché en Fer or Marché de Fer also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in Haiti’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.
Port-au-Prince
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 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.
Bois Verna
Suburb
Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present. Bois Verna is situated 2½ km southeast of Îlot du Fort.
Îlot du Fort
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Fort Ilet” and “Ilot du Fort”
- Category: landform
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.55505° or 18° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
-72.35117° or 72° 21′ 4″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
77C9HJ4X+2GGeoNames ID
3725192
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Satellite Map
Discover Îlot du Fort from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portal Saint Joseph and La Saline.
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