El Samán
El Samán is a quarter in Arismendi Municipality, Nueva Esparta, Caribbean Islands. El Samán is situated nearby to the quarter Santa Isabel de Hungría, as well as near San Martín de Porres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle and Gimnasio Ciudad de la Asunción.
Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy on Margarita Island, Venezuela. After a group of French pirates attacked the city of La Asunción, its construction started on 24 March 1677, by order of governor Juan Muñoz de Gadea, and it was finished c. 1683.
Gimnasio Ciudad de la Asunción
Sports venue
Gimnasio Ciudad de La Asunción is an indoor sporting arena located in La Asunción, Venezuela. The capacity of the arena is 8,500 spectators and is used mostly for basketball. It hosts the Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Venezuelan Basketball League.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Plaza de Paraguachí and El Valle del Espíritu Santo.
La Plaza de Paraguachí
Town
La Plaza de Paraguachí is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Antolín del Campo Municipality. La Plaza de Paraguachí is situated 6 km north of El Samán.
El Valle del Espíritu Santo
Town
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Valle del Espíritu Santo is a village near Porlamar, in the Nueva Esparta state of Venezuela. Founded as the capital of the island in 1529, El Valle del Espíritu Santo is just north of Porlamar. El Valle del Espíritu Santo is situated 7 km south of El Samán.
Santa Ana
Town
Santa Ana is a town on Isla Margarita, in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Gómez municipality. The town is located in the south of the municipality, in the northeast of Margarita. Santa Ana is situated 7 km northwest of El Samán.
El Samán
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “El Saman”
- Category: locality
- Location: Arismendi Municipality, Nueva Esparta, Caribbean Islands, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
11.04283° or 11° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
-63.86689° or 63° 52′ 1″ westElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
773R24VM+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 8791530385OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
12792667
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In Other Languages
“El Samán” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Samán”
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