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Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, [1] is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the coast of West Africa , the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
Cape Verde (/ ˈ v ɜːr d (i)/ ⓘ, VURD(-ee)) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌ k ɑː b oʊ ˈ v ɜːr d eɪ / ⓘ KAH-boh VUR-day, / ˌ k æ b oʊ-/ KAB-oh -, [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres ...
Funco out of volcanic rock at the foot of Pico do Fogo. Funco is a traditional Capeverdean house that originated in Africa. [1]These houses are represented in Guinea-Bissau, [2] found mainly on the islands of Fogo, Santiago and Maio. [3]
São Vicente, Cape Verde This page was last edited on 5 March 2024, at 06:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Heaton opened his own office in Washington in 1900 at age 25. Between 1899 and 1906 he designed houses for the new Cleveland Park neighborhood. From 1908 to 1920 he served as supervising architect for the Washington National Cathedral. During this period, Heaton and his family lived in Cleveland Park, and he designed many buildings for the ...
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde: Boa Vista. View of the village. Bofarreira; Cabeça dos Tarrafes; Curral Velho - abandoned settlement;
Chã is the only area in Cape Verde that grows significant quantities of grapes and produces export-quality wines. There is no running water or electricity in Chã, though residents are increasingly using generators at night to light and power their homes. All non-drinking water is collected rainwater, stored in large cistern tanks for use in ...
The City center of Mindelo or Morada (Portuguese: Centro do Mindelo) is the historic center of the Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,553 at the 2010 census. [1] It is the place where the island's first settlement was founded in 1793. [2]: 34 Many public buildings are situated in the city centre.