National Library of Haiti

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, and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: library
  • Also known as: “Bibliothèque Nationale d’Haïti”
  • Address: 193 Rue du Centre, Port-au-Prince, HT6110

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and Haiti National Palace.

Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called , was a cathedral in , . 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. is situated 470 metres northeast of National Library of Haiti.

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The National Palace was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital , facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. is situated 530 metres southeast of National Library of Haiti.

Church
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The , Port-au-Prince was the main cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The building was located in downtown at the corner of Ave. is situated 390 metres east of National Library of Haiti.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.

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is the capital and most populous city of . The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . 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.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.

National Library of Haiti

Latitude
18.54665° or 18° 32′ 48″ north
Longitude
-72.34233° or 72° 20′ 32″ west
Operator
government
Open location code
77C9GMW5+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 607414073
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q15116319
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“National Library of Haiti” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Haiti Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Chinese: “海地国家图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Haïti”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه هايتى الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko Nacia de Haitio”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale d’Haïti”
  • French: “BNH”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek von Haiti”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Αϊτής”
  • Haitian: “Bibliyotèk Nasyonal Ayiti”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של האיטי”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی هائیتی”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Haiti”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Гаити”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Хаитија”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Haití”

Notable Places Nearby

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