Dessalines
Dessalines usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines, is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti.
- Town with about 182,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 160 metres (520 feet)
- Description: town in Haiti
- Also known as“Dessalines-Marchandes”“Marchand”“Marchand-Dessalines”
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Latitude
19.2613° or 19° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
-72.517° or 72° 31′ 1″ west
Open location code
77F97F6M+G5
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Dessalines” goes by many names.
ديسالينArabic
DessalinesCebuano
德萨林Chinese
DessalinesDutch
ΝτεσαλίνGreek
DesalinHaitian
Desalin (komin)Haitian
देसालिनHindi
DessalinesItalian
DessalinesMin Nan Chinese
De SalinasOccitan (post 1500)
DessalinesPolish
DessalinesRomanian
ДессалинRussian
ДессалинесRussian
DessalinesSwedish
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place d’Armes de Marchand Dessalines and OTD (Office du tourisme de Dessalines).
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