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    Paramaribo (UK: /ˌpærəˈmærɪboʊ/ PARR-ə-MARR-ib-oh, US: /ˌpɑːrəˈmɑːrɪboʊ/ PAR-ə-MAR-ib-oh, Dutch: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː] ) is the capital and largest city of...
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    Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, coextensive with the capital city of Paramaribo. Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the...
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    Adolf Pengel International Airport (IATA: PBM, ICAO: SMJP), also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, and locally referred to simply as JAP...
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  • Diakonessenhuis is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. It was founded as the Protestant hospital of Paramaribo. In 1946 a foundation was set up to start...
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    square kilometers (63,251 square miles). The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, which is home to roughly half the population. Suriname was inhabited...
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    Academic Hospital Paramaribo (Dutch: Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo or AZP) is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. With 465 beds, it is the largest...
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    Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname. In 1640 the French built a wooden fort on the spot which, during British colonial period, was reinforced...
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    The Paramaribo Zoo is the only zoo in Suriname. The zoo opened in May 1972, and was an initiative of prime-minister Jopie Pengel. It is located adjacent...
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    Neve Shalom) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Paramaribo, Suriname. The congregation was established as an Orthodox community who...
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  • Ware Tijd (Paramaribo) dwtonline.com De West (Paramaribo) dagbladdewest.com Dagblad Suriname (Paramaribo) dbsuriname.com GFC Nieuws (Paramaribo) gfcnieuws...
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  • Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo 19 August 2024 21:00 Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo 12 August 2024 19:00 Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo 18 August 2024 18:00...
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    's Lands Hospitaal is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. The hospital started as a military hospital when it was established in 1760. In 1934, the hospital...
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    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo (Latin: Dioecesis Paramariboënsis; Dutch: Bisdom Paramaribo) (erected 22 November 1817, as the Prefecture Apostolic...
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    Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 20,631. The historical centre of Paramaribo is located within the resort...
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    field and factory workers. On 9 August, the first Javanese arrived in Paramaribo. The test was considered successful and by 1894 the colonial government...
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    Jules Sedney Harbour is the main seaport for cargo ships in Paramaribo, Suriname. Until 2016, the harbour was called Nieuwe Haven (New Harbour). It is...
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    Jules Wijdenbosch (category Politicians from Paramaribo)
    Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (born 2 May 1941 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of...
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    Chinese ancestry. As a young boy he moved from Domburg to the capital Paramaribo, where he was raised by an aunt. He attended St. Jozefschool (a boarding...
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    An urban scene in Paramaribo featuring a few plants growing amidst solid waste and rubble behind some houses...
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    Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw Jacobkondre Nieuw Nickerie Onverdacht Onverwacht Paramaribo (Capital and largest city) Paranam Pelelu Tepu Pikin Saron Pokigron Pontoetoe...
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    was operating Boeing 707 flights with a weekly round trip routing of Paramaribo - Georgetown - Port of Spain - Barbados - New York City. At this same...
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  • Gerard Leckie (category People from Paramaribo)
    Trade union actions and student demonstrations were organized, and in Paramaribo there was great unrest. The strike actions were a thorn in the eyes of...
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    Islands Suriname 163,270 km2 (63,040 sq mi) 612,985 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) Paramaribo Suriname Uruguay 176,220 km2 (68,040 sq mi) 3,426,260 19.4/km2 (50/sq mi)...
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    (district) Nickerie (district) The divisions were areas near the capital city, Paramaribo, and the districts were areas further away from the city. Suriname districts...
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    on 18 January 1934. He studied medicine at the Geneeskundige School of Paramaribo and graduated in 1959. From 1959-1961, he began a general practice, then...
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  • 2020 by Ronny Aloema Sham Binda Paramaribo Cheryl Dijksteel Paramaribo Cedric van Samson Paramaribo Rui Wang Paramaribo Chan Santokhi Wanica Succeeded...
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  • 764, a Douglas DC-8, crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog at Paramaribo, Suriname. The plane hits trees and flips upside down, killing 176 of...
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    Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Paramaribo, Saint-Pierre, Stanley, Asunción Argentina Brazil Except the western states...
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    major business and shopping districts in Paramaribo. There were a dozen murders of homeless men in Paramaribo between 2006 and 2014, with some of the killings...
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  • Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo Diakonessenhuis (Paramaribo), Paramaribo Mungra Medical Centre, Nieuw Nickerie 's Lands Hospitaal, Paramaribo Regional...
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