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
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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
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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
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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.

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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
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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 3½ km west of Old Havana.

Town
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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”
  • Chinese: “旧哈瓦那”
  • Chinese: “舊哈瓦那”
  • 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: “Havana Velha”
  • 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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