Paarden Baai

Paarden Baai is a harbor in . Paarden Baai is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Zoutman and Aruba National Library.

Fort
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is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the…

Library
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The National Library of Aruba is the main library of . It is located in Oranjestad and holds more than 100,000 volumes. BNA serves as both the national and the public library of Aruba.

Museum
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The is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in . It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . The city is home to some of the island's local residents and also many governmental buildings. Along the main "drag" you will find mostly tourist walking around and shopping and can also see the cruise ships that bring more and more external tourism into the island everyday.

Neighborhood
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, located near Paardenbaai, is one of the old districts of Oranjestad, the capital of . Originally a fishing village, has evolved into a neighbourhood of Oranjestad.

Town
Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. Administratively, the Oranjestad is divided into two regions: East and West.

Paarden Baai

Latitude
12.51667° or 12° 31′ north
Longitude
-70.03333° or 70° 2′ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AW AUA
Open location code
774FGX88+MM
Geo­Names ID
11433862
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Satellite Map

Discover Paarden Baai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Paramira and Oranjestad.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seaport Casino and Renaissance Mall.

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