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Granada (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaˈnaða]) is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 105,862 (2022), [2] it is Nicaragua's ninth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, economically and politically.
Granada (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaˈnaða]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 1,040 km 2 (400 sq mi) and has a population of 215,965 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Granada , one of North America's oldest cities.
The fort of San Pablo is located on the islets in Lake Nicaragua. The fort of San Pablo was built in order to protect the city of Granada from Pirates in the 18th century. The San Pablo Fort on the Islets has witnessed the battles and conflicts endured during the Colonial Period. [4]
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) [2] also called Granada Cathedral is a neoclassical Catholic cathedral located in Granada, Nicaragua, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Managua. The church is the main temple of the Diocese of Granada, and its bishop is Jorge Solórzano Pérez ...
Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, or Lago de Granada) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km 2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America , [ 2 ] the 19th largest lake in the world (by ...
San Juan de Nicaragua: Río San Juan: MNSN San Juan de Nicaragua Airport: Siuna: RAAN: MNSI SIU Siuna Airport: Waspam: RAAN: MNWP WSP Waspam Airport: Other airports Alamikamba, Prinzapolka: RAAN: MNAL Alamikamba Airport: El Bluff: RAAN: MNFF El Bluff Airport - closed El Castillo: Río San Juan: MNPA Palcasa Airport: Juigalpa: Chontales: MNHG ...
Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo) is a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua.Lake Apoyo was declared a nature reserve in 1991 and is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) and comprises one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua. [2]
Between 1665 and 1857, Caribbean pirates and filibusters operated in Lake Nicaragua and the surrounding shores. The Spanish city of Granada, located on the lake, was an important trading centre for much of its early history so it was a prime target for pirates such as Welshman Henry Morgan and freebooters like William Walker.