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Havana (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 23 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.1167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 21 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.3500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Chief naval station of Spanish in 16th cen.; captured by British in 1762, restored in 1763; site of initial battle of Spanish-American War in 1898; seat of revolutionary government since 1959; landmarks include 16th-cen. El Morro Castle and la Punta Fort. |
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| La Habana (preferred,C,V)
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| Habana, La (C,V)
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| Havana (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Havane, La (C,O)
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| La Havane (C,O)
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| הוואנה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| San Cristóbal de la Habana (H,V)
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Cuba (nation) (P) |
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Havana (inhabited place) (P) |
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founded by Diego Velásquez in 1515 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1898 |
| provincial capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| administrative center (H) |
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(World, North and Central America) [7004624] |
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