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Noord

Noord is a town and region in . This town is known for its low rise and high rise hotels, restaurants, beaches, malls, the California Lighthouse, and other places of attraction.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Ann’s Church and Alto Vista Chapel.

Church
Photo: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ann's Church is a Roman Catholic Church located along the northern portion of island within the Catholic Diocese of Willemstad. Although rebuilt several times, the church traces its history back to 1776.

Church
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
is a small Catholic chapel that stands on the hills above the north shore of the sea and to the northeast of the town of Noord, on the island of , 27 km north of the coast of .

Beach
Photo: Rickzwart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach and neighbourhood of Oranjestad, Aruba. The neighbourhood is famous for its many low-rise resorts and wide public beach. It is the widest beach of Aruba. and has soft white sand. It has been rated one of the best beaches in the world. is situated 3½ km southwest of Noord.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palm Beach and Oranjestad.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . is renowned for its two-mile long strip of beach on the Northwest end of Aruba, and is home to many water sports, piers, beach bars, restaurants, shops, and hotels.

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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.

Village
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in Noord on the island of . The parish of has been split from Noord since 1968.

Noord

Latitude
12.5651° or 12° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
-70.0325° or 70° 1′ 57″ west
Population
24,200
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AW ND9
Open location code
774FHX88+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378040154
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3577159
Wiki­data ID
Q2656618
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Noord” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “诺德”
  • Dutch: “Noord (Aruba)”
  • Dutch: “Noord”
  • Esperanto: “Noord”
  • French: “Noord”
  • German: “Noord”
  • Greek: “Βόρεια Αρούμπα”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Noord på Aruba”
  • Papiamento: “Noord”
  • Polish: “Noord”
  • Russian: “Ноорд”
  • Russian: “Норд”
  • Spanish: “Noord”
  • Swedish: “Noord”
  • Ukrainian: “Ноорд”
  • Uzbek: “Noord”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Noord”. Photo: HannahGR91, CC BY-SA 3.0.