🏛️ Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Cabo Verde · Africa · Cultural · 14.92°N, 23.61°W

Cidade Velha is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462 by Portuguese traders, it is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and its former capital. Once called Ribeira Grande by the Portuguese colonists, they changed its name to Cidade Velha in the late 18th century after relocating the capital to Praia. It is the seat of the Ribeira Grande de Santiago municipality.

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Quick facts

Country	Cabo Verde
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	14.92°N, 23.61°W · view on map

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande is a cultural World Heritage site in Cabo Verde, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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