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Ouest (French) or Lwès is one of the ten departments of Haiti and located in Centre-Sud of the country linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula.
Sud-Est (French) or Sidès is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It has an area of 2,034.10 km2 and a population of 632,601 (2015). Its capital is Jacmel.
Blanche may refer to:
Jean-Baptiste Riché, Count of Grande-Riviere-du-Nord was a career officer and general in the Haitian Army. He was made President of Haiti on March 1, 1846.
The Artibonite River is the longest river in Haiti, and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. It is also the second-longest river in the Caribbean, behind the Cauto River in Cuba. Forming part of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the river's sources are in the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic (68 km); however, most of its length lies in Haiti (253 km).
Dessalines wrongly referred to as Marchand-Dessalines, is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti. It is known as the First Black Capital of the New World.
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley, with the center of the town on a bluff overlooking the Artibonite River.
Grande-Rivière or variation, may refer to:
Rivière Blanche or Blanche River may refer to:
The Grande Rivière de Jacmel or Rivière de la Cosse, is a river in Haiti. It is approximately 45 kilometers long.
The Rivière de Fer à Cheval is a river of Haiti. It is the primary tributary of the Artibonite River. This means that excess flow of water into the river can indirectly cause pressure on the Péligre Dam. This is notably the case in the aftermath of large-scale storms and hurricanes that hit Haiti.
Rivière Blanche is a river in Haiti in Artibonite of the Dessalines Arrondissement.
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The Petite Rivière de Jacmel is a watercourse running in Haiti through the Sud-Est department and the arrondissement of Jacmel.
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