Fort Mercredi
Fort Mercredi is a fort in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest. Fort Mercredi is situated nearby to the suburb Bois Verna, as well as near Bel Air.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haiti National Palace and National Library of Haiti.
Haiti National Palace
Ruins
Photo: mweriksson, CC BY 2.0.
The National Palace was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. Haiti National Palace is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort Mercredi.
National Library of Haiti
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, Port-au-Prince and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. National Library of Haiti is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort Mercredi.
Port-au-Prince Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince Cathedral is situated 3 km northeast of Fort Mercredi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bois Verna and Port-au-Prince.
Bois Verna
Suburb
Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present. Bois Verna is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort Mercredi.
Port-au-Prince
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population. Bel Air is situated 3 km northeast of Fort Mercredi.
Fort Mercredi
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.52577° or 18° 31′ 33″ northLongitude
-72.3525° or 72° 21′ 9″ westElevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
77C9GJGW+8XGeoNames ID
11514962
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In Other Languages
“Fort Mercredi” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort Mercredi”
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