Marché en Fer
Marché en Fer or Marché de Fer also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in Haiti’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was restored.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Marketplace
- Description: former building in Port-au-Prince
- Also known as: “Iron Market”
- Address: Pòtoprens
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and National Library of Haiti.
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 550 metres southeast of Marché en Fer.
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 550 metres south of Marché en Fer.
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 1 km southeast of Marché en Fer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.
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.
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.
Marché en Fer
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.55155° or 18° 33′ 6″ northLongitude
-72.34316° or 72° 20′ 35″ westOpen location code
77C9HM24+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 643630634OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=marketplaceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q16303839
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Marché en Fer” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “铁市场”
- Chinese: “鐵市場”
- French: “marché en Fer”
- French: “Marché en fer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jernmoskéen”
- Norwegian: “Jernmoskéen”
- Spanish: “Marché en Fer”
- Spanish: “Mercado de Hierro”
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