Old Havana

Old Havana is the city-center and one of the 15 municipalities forming , . It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Revolution and Morro Castle.

Museum
The is located in the Old Havana section of , , in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known as Castillo del Morro, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli.

Church
is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Old Havana, , Cuba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havana and Vedado.

is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Suburb
is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of , . Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and / district, is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. is situated 4 km west of Old Havana.

Town
is a colonial township in eastern , , and one of the 15 municipalities of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. is situated 5 km east of Old Havana.

Old Havana

Latitude
23.1363° or 23° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
-82.3524° or 82° 21′ 9″ west
Population
95,400
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
76MV4JPX+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 468894245
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
3746184
Wiki­data ID
Q1165566
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Old Havana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هافانا القديمة
  • Armenian: Հին Հավանա
  • Asturian: L’Habana Vieya
  • Azerbaijani: Köhnə Havana
  • Azerbaijani: Qədim Havana
  • Basque: Habana Zaharra
  • Bengali: পুরনো হাভানা
  • Burmese: ဟာဗားနားမြို့ဟောင်း
  • Catalan: ciutat vella de l’Havana
  • Catalan: Ciutat vella de l’Havana
  • Cebuano: La Habana Vieja
  • Chinese: 哈瓦那旧城
  • Chinese: 哈瓦那舊城
  • Croatian: Stara Havana
  • Dutch: Oud Havana en haar vestingwerken
  • Esperanto: Malnova Havano
  • Estonian: Havanna vanalinn
  • French: Habana Vieja
  • French: La Habana Vieja
  • French: La Vieille Havane
  • French: Vieille Havane
  • French: Vieille ville de La Havane
  • Galician: A Habana vella
  • Georgian: ლა-ჰაბანა-ვიეხა
  • Georgian: ძველი ჰავანა
  • German: Alt-Havanna
  • German: Habana Vieja
  • German: La Habana Vieja
  • Greek: Παλιά Αβάνα
  • Haitian: La Habana Vieja, Avan
  • Haitian: La Habana Vieja
  • Hausa: Tsohuwar Havana
  • Hungarian: Torrelavega
  • Indonesian: Havana Lama
  • Irish: Sean-Havána
  • Italian: La Habana Vieja
  • Japanese: オールド・ハバナ
  • Japanese: オールド・ハバナとその要塞群
  • Japanese: ハバナ旧市街
  • Japanese: ラ・アバナ・ビエハ
  • Korean: 라아바나비에하
  • Macedonian: Стара Хавана
  • Maithili: पुरान हभाना
  • Malayalam: ഓൾഡ് ഹവാന
  • Maltese: Habana Vieja
  • Maltese: Ħavana Antika
  • Nepali: पुरानो हभाना
  • Panjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਹਵਾਨਾ
  • Persian: هاوانای قدیم
  • Polish: Stare miasto w Hawanie
  • Portuguese: Cidade antiga de Havana e suas fortificações
  • Russian: Старая Гавана и ее укрепления
  • Russian: Старая Гавана
  • Serbian: Стара хавана
  • Serbian: Стара Хавана
  • Serbo-Croatian: Stara Havana
  • Slovenian: Habana Vieja
  • Slovenian: La Habana Vieja
  • Slovenian: Stara Havana
  • Spanish: Habana Vieja
  • Spanish: La Habana Vieja
  • Swedish: Gamla Havanna
  • Swedish: Habana Vieja
  • Swedish: La Habana Vieja
  • Tatar: Иске Һавана
  • Turkish: Eski Havana
  • Ukrainian: Гавана-В’єха
  • Ukrainian: Стара Гавана
  • Vietnamese: Havana Cổ
  • Vietnamese: La Habana Cổ
  • Yiddish: אלט האוואנע

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