Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrt oʊ ˈprɪns/ PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city...
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2010 Haiti earthquake (redirect from 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquake)
Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4...
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Port-au-Prince (Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens) is an arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti. It had 2,109,516 inhabitants at the 2003 Census which...
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L'Assomption), often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince), was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884...
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PAP, ICAO: MTPP) is an international airport in Tabarre, a commune of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The airport is currently the busiest in Haiti and is an operating...
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The Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince was a world's fair held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1949 to mark the 200th anniversary of...
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the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 1749 – Port-au-Prince designated capital of French Saint-Domingue. 1751 – 21 November: 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake...
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the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince. The island was originally inhabited by the Taíno people. The first...
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The Port international de Port-au-Prince (UN/LOCODE: HTPAP) is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in...
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University of Port-au-Prince (French: Université de Port-au-Prince, UP) is a for-profit private higher education institution located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti...
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Crime in Haiti (section Port-au-Prince)
after the ouster of President Aristide in 2004, the murder rate for Port-au-Prince reached an all-time high of 219 murders per 100,000 residents. In contrast...
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luxury vehicles. The following day, the mayors of Petion-ville and Port-au-Prince announced the cancellation of pre-Haitian Carnival events. Two days...
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Gang war in Haiti (category 21st century in Port-au-Prince)
Since 2020, Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has been the site of an ongoing gang war between two major groups and their allies: the Revolutionary Forces...
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2022, an outbreak of gang violence occurred in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, leaving 89 people dead and over 74 injured. Since the late 2010's Haiti...
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Cosmorama (section Port-au-Prince Cosmorama)
Port-au-Prince Cosmorama was an exhibition of perspective pictures of different places and landmarks in the world, held on March 2, 1834, in Port-au-Prince...
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Siege of Port-au-Prince may refer to: Siege of Port-au-Prince (1793) Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Port-de-Paix, Whyte chose to march towards Port-au-Prince, whose harbour was reported to have forty-five ships loaded with sugar. Whyte took Port-au-Prince...
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Battle of Port-au-Prince may refer to: Battle of Port-au-Prince (1919) Battle of Port-au-Prince (1920) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Port-au-Prince Cosmorama was an exhibition of perspective pictures of different places and landmarks in the world, held on March 2, 1834 in Port-au-Prince...
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Port-au-Prince Bay is a bay located in the Gulf of Gonâve in Haiti, at the bottom of which lies the vast plain of the Cul-de-Sac and the country's capital...
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including Vodou religion, in Haiti. Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies to become a priest. He became a...
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The following is a list of the mayors and leaders of the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis 1787-3 March 1791 Michel-Joseph...
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2024 Haitian jailbreak (category 21st century in Port-au-Prince)
Jimmy Chérizier, the leader of the "G9 Family and Allies" gang in Port-au-Prince, released a video announcing his intention to prevent Ariel Henry from...
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The 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake took place at 7:15 pm local time on June 3, on the Enriquillo fault near Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue, the French...
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List of earthquakes in Haiti (redirect from Port-au-Prince earthquake)
N of Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti". earthquake.usgs.gov. "La terre tremble à Port-au-Prince". Le Devoir. June 25, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2022. USGS. "M5.4 -...
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airport at Port-au-Prince was closed. Protests and demonstrations by Fanmi Lavalas continued in 2009. On 12 January 2010, Port-au-Prince, Haiti suffered...
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It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of 4,982.56 square kilometres (1,923.78 sq mi) and a...
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Nicknames of New York City (redirect from Port-au-Prince of America)
During its four-century history, New York City has been known by a variety of alternative names and euphemisms, both officially and unofficially. Frequently...
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October 2021 when it kidnapped U.S. citizens acting as missionaries in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On Saturday, 16 October 2021, 17 Christian missionaries from...
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railways ran in the country. A tram network operated in the capital, Port-au-Prince, between 1897 and 1932. Three railway lines, along with some industrial...
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