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This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. [4] English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo.
Topographic map of Suriname and EEZ (exclusive economic zone). Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Suriname. Geography of Suriname. Suriname is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. South America; Time zone: UTC-03; Extreme points of Suriname High: Juliana Top 1,230 m (4,035 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,703 km Guyana 600 km Brazil 593 km France 510 km
Map of Suriname. This is a list of cities and towns in Suriname: [1] Abenaston; ... Largest cities or towns in Suriname [2] Rank Name District Pop. Paramaribo ...
The name Suriname may derive from an indigenous people called Surinen, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact. [18] The suffix -ame, common in Surinamese river and place names (see also the Coppename River), may come from aima or eima, meaning river or creek mouth, in Lokono, an Arawak language spoken in the country.
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The Waterkant, the oldest street of Paramaribo with outstanding architecture near the Suriname River. [13] Garden of Palms, a palm tree landscape garden in behind the Presidential Palace. [14] Keizerstraat, a street where the Neveh Shalom Synagogue and the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque are adjacent to one-another. [15]
Weg naar Zee is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District.Its population at the 2012 census was 16,037, and has a large East Indian population. [1] The name can be translated as "road to sea", and it is indeed the road to the sea.