Nassau
capital and largest city of the Bahamas
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Summary
Nassau is a city[1]. Nassau ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,807 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Providence[4]
- Country: The Bahamas[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], capital city[8], administrative territorial entity[9]
- Named after: House of Nassau[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Albany[11], Detroit[12], Winston-Salem[13], Acapulco de Juárez[14]
- Commons category: Nassau, Bahamas[15]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[16]
- Local dialing code: 242[17]
- Inception: 1695[18]
- Located in/on physical feature: New Providence[19]
- Official website: http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nassau, Bahamas[21]
- Commons gallery: Nassau[22]
- Population: 259,300[23], 274,400[24], 248,948[25], 227,940[26]
- Capital of: The Bahamas[27], New Providence[28]
- Official name: Nassau[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Nassau, Bahamas[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nassau[31]
- Demonym: Nassovien[32], Nassovienne[33]
- Has characteristic: capital city[34]
- Native label: Nassau[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nassau, Bahamas[36]
- Different from: Nassau[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Nassau covers an area of 207 km²[38]. Nassau sits at an elevation of 34 m[39].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Nassau include Lynden Pindling International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in The Bahamas[42].
Why It Matters
Nassau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Nassau is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Nassau include Lynden Pindling International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in The Bahamas[42].