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Ciudad Colonial

Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood of the 's capital . It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: place in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
  • Also known as: “Colonial City of Santo Domingo” and “Colonial zone”
  • Address: Santa Domingo, 10210
  • Postal code: 10210

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortaleza Ozama and Alcázar de Colón.

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of , which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.

Museum
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the first fortified palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of , , it forms part of the Ciudad Colonial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Church
Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed after the in Greenland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Mameyes and Puerto Isabela.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the city of in the of the . This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle classes.

Neighborhood
is a Sector in the city of in the of the . This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle class. is situated 5 km northwest of Ciudad Colonial.

Ciudad Colonial

Latitude
18.4715° or 18° 28′ 17″ north
Longitude
-69.8868° or 69° 53′ 13″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
77CGF4C7+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308687875
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11164174
Wiki­data ID
Q2470834
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ciudad Colonial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة سانتو دومينغو المستعمرة”
  • Bashkir: “Санто-Доминго колониаль ҡалаһы”
  • Catalan: “Ciudad Colonial”
  • Chinese: “圣多明各的殖民城”
  • Chinese: “殖民城”
  • Chinese: “聖多明各的殖民城”
  • Dutch: “Koloniale stad Santo Domingo”
  • French: “Ville coloniale de Saint-Domingue”
  • French: “Zone coloniale”
  • Galician: “Cidade Colonial de Santo Domingo”
  • Georgian: “სიუდად კოლონიალი”
  • Georgian: “სიუდად-კოლონიალი”
  • German: “Kolonialstadt von Santo Domingo”
  • Hebrew: “העיר הקולוניאלית של סנטו דומינגו”
  • Italian: “città coloniale”
  • Italian: “Città coloniale”
  • Italian: “Ciudad Colonial”
  • Japanese: “サント・ドミンゴの植民都市”
  • Japanese: “サント・ドミンゴ植民都市”
  • Japanese: “サントドミンゴの植民都市”
  • Korean: “식민 도시”
  • Maltese: “Belt Kolonjali ta‘ Santo Domingo”
  • Maltese: “Belt Kolonjali ta’ Santo Domingo”
  • Maltese: “Żona Kolonjali ta‘ Santo Domingo”
  • Maltese: “Żona Kolonjali”
  • Mingrelian: “სიუდად-კოლონიალი”
  • Persian: “سیداد کولونیال”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Colonial de Santo Domingo”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Colonial de São Domingos”
  • Portuguese: “Ciudad Colonial”
  • Portuguese: “Zona Colonial”
  • Russian: “Колониальный город Санто-Доминго”
  • Slovenian: “Kolonialno mesto Santo Domingo”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Colonial”
  • Spanish: “Primer asentamiento europeo permanente en América”
  • Spanish: “Zona Colonial”
  • Turkish: “Ciudad Colonial”
  • Ukrainian: “Колоніальне місто (Санто Домінго)”
  • Ukrainian: “Колоніальне місто”
  • Vietnamese: “Ciudad Colonial”

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