Nassau

Summary

Nassau is a city^[1]. Nassau ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nassau was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Nassau is located in New Providence^[4].
• Nassau is in the country of The Bahamas^[5].
• Nassau is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Nassau's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Nassau's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Nassau's instance of is recorded as capital city^[9].
• Nassau's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[10].
• House of Nassau is named after Nassau^[11].
• Nassau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albany^[12].
• Nassau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Detroit^[13].
• Nassau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Winston-Salem^[14].
• Nassau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Acapulco de Juárez^[15].
• Nassau's Commons category is recorded as Nassau, Bahamas^[16].
• Nassau's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[17].
• Nassau's local dialing code is recorded as 242^[18].
• 1695 marks the founding of Nassau^[19].
• Nassau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.078055555555554, 'lon': -77.3386111111111}^[20].
• Nassau's located in/on physical feature is recorded as New Providence^[21].
• Nassau's official website is recorded as http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/^[22].
• Nassau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nassau, Bahamas^[23].
• Nassau's Commons gallery is recorded as Nassau^[24].
• Nassau has a population of {'amount': '+259300'}^[25].
• Nassau has a population of {'amount': '+274400'}^[26].
• Nassau has a population of {'amount': '+248948'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Nassau is in the country of The Bahamas^[5]. Nassau is located in New Providence^[4]. Nassau is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Nassau covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+207'}^[28]. Nassau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+259300'}^[25], {'amount': '+274400'}^[26], {'amount': '+248948'}^[27], and {'amount': '+227940'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], capital city^[9], and administrative territorial entity^[10].

History and Context

1695 marks the founding of Nassau^[19]. House of Nassau is named after Nassau^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nassau include Lynden Pindling International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in The Bahamas^[33].

Why It Matters

Nassau ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,460 views/month).^[2] Nassau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Nassau is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Nassau include Lynden Pindling International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in The Bahamas^[33].