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Port-au-prince
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Port-au-prince
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the capital and chief port of Haiti, in the south on the Gulf of Gonaïves: founded in 1749 by the French; university (1944). Pop: 2 439 775 (2015 est)
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Port-au-prince
see synonyms of port-au-prince seaport & capital of Haiti, on the Caribbean: pop. 1,255,000
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Port-au-prince
see synonyms of port-au-prince The capital and largest city of Haiti, in the southwest part of the country on an arm of the Caribbean Sea. Founded by French sugar planters in 1749, it became the colonial capital in 1770 and the capital of independent Haiti in 1804. The city was devastated by a powerful earthquake in 2010.
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