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The river was named by the Arawak-speaking indigenous inhabitants of the island, the Taínos, as "Dahabōn", which derivates from dajaus, a freshwater fish that lives in the Caribbean region. The French version of the river, "Rivière du Massacre" (River of Massacre), refers to a battle in 1728 where Spanish settlers killed thirty French ...
This river is also known as the Massacre River due to an incident that took place in 1728 in which Spanish settlers killed 30 French Buccaneers. [4] The name also became popular after being the site of the Parsley massacre in 1937, when thousands of Haitians were killed by the Dominican Army under the orders of Rafael Trujillo. [5]
Dajabón River (Massacre River) ... Les Principales Rivières d'Haiti. www.haiti-reference.com (in French) This page was last edited on 21 September 2023 ...
The possible water war has repercussions beyond northern Haiti, where the Massacre River straddles the Dominican city of Dajabón and the Haitian city of Ouanaminthe and was the site of the ...
Long a source of conflict between the two contentious neighbors, the Massacre River in northeastern Haiti was the site of a 1937 massacre of thousands of Haitians by Dominican dictator Rafael ...
Haiti is the Dominican Republic's second-largest export destination, with an annual profit of $430 to $566 million. [29] Despite the reopening on the Dominican side of the border, the canal has become a movement, sparking Haitians to boycott Dominican goods. [28] [29] On October 30, 2023, the air border with Haiti was reopened. [30]
The Dominican government also is reactivating an old canal on the Massacre River near Dajabon before it crosses into Haiti to ensure water for local farmers and residents. The project is expected ...
Ouanaminthe (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: Wanament or Wanamèt; Spanish: Juana Méndez) is a commune or town located in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It lies along the Massacre River, which forms part of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminthe is the largest commune of northeastern Haiti and of the Nord ...