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Fortaleza Ozama

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.
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Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Santo Domingo and Parque Colón.

Church
Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the 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. is situated 230 metres west of Fortaleza Ozama.

Park
Photo: Siso84, Public domain.
is the central square of the Ciudad Colonial historic district of , . In its center stands a statue of Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887. is situated 260 metres northwest of Fortaleza Ozama.

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 , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 590 metres north of Fortaleza Ozama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.

Village
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the historic central neighborhood of the 's capital . It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.

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 6 km northwest of Fortaleza Ozama.

Fortaleza Ozama

Latitude
18.47221° or 18° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
-69.88188° or 69° 52′ 55″ west
Open location code
77CGF4C9+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178352482
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2516819
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Fortaleza Ozama” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ozama gotorlekua”
  • Bulgarian: “Осама”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa Ozama”
  • Chinese: “奧薩馬堡壘”
  • Croatian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Ozama”
  • Dutch: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • French: “forteresse Ozama”
  • French: “Forteresse Ozama”
  • German: “Festung Ozama”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר אוסאמה”
  • Indonesian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Japanese: “オサマ砦”
  • Korean: “오사마 요새”
  • Malay: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Polish: “Fort Ozama”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Russian: “Крепость Озама”
  • Russian: “Озама”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza Ozama”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Оcама”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Осама”

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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 “Fortaleza Ozama”. Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.