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Nassau ( / ˈnæsɔː / NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. [2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for ...
Television in the Bahamas. Television in the Bahamas was introduced in 1977, though television broadcasts had already been available from the United States for several decades. The television stations in the Bahamas include: ZNS-13, Nassau / Freeport. JCN Channel 14. Our TV. Eyewitness News.
British Colonial Hotel. / 25.07833°N 77.34556°W / 25.07833; -77.34556. The British Colonial Hotel is a historic resort hotel in downtown Nassau, Bahamas, located on the only private beach in Nassau, on the site of the Old Fort of Nassau. The hotel, originally opened in 1924, has been described as "the Grand Dame of all Nassau hotels ...
New Providence. / 25.03000°N 77.40500°W / 25.03000; -77.40500. New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. [2] On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate (2016) is 274,400.
Raid of Nassau. The Raid of Nassau [a] (March 3–4, 1776) was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War. The raid, designed to resolve the issue of gunpowder shortages, resulted in the seizure of two forts and large quantities of military ...
Lynden Pindling International Airport. / 25.03889°N 77.46611°W / 25.03889; -77.46611. Lynden Pindling International Airport ( IATA: NAS, ICAO: MYNN ), formerly known as Nassau International Airport, is the largest airport in the Bahamas and the largest international gateway into the country. It is a hub for Bahamasair, Western Air ...
Thomas Robinson Stadium. Bahamas National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded to hold 23,000 people. [1]
Unknown. The Raid on Nassau was a Spanish military expedition that took place in February 1720 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance wherein Spanish forces assaulted the British settlement of Nassau in an attempt to seize the island of New Providence. Although the Spanish managed to raid outlying posts, the assault on Nassau itself was ...