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![Hierarchy of La Habana (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
La Habana (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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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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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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Related geographic places: |
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capital of .... |
Cuba .......... (nation) |
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(World, North and Central America) [7004624] |
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