Map of the Socotra archipelago Socotra or Soqotra (Arabic سقطرى ; Suquṭra) is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Horm Africa some 350 km south of the Arabian peninsula. It is a part of the 'Adan Governorate of the Republic of Yemen. The island is also claimed by Somalia. Map of the Socotra archipelago, Yemen Extracted from http://www. ...
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Geography and climate Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin (i.e., not of volcanic origin). The archipelago was once part of the supercontinent of Gondwana and detached during the Middle Pliocene (ca 6 million years ago), in the same set of rifting events that opened the Gulf of Aden to its northwest. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã 593 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã 948 pixel, file size: 159 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Gulf of Aden in 1860 The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: Ø®ÙÙØ¬ عدÙ; transliterated: Khalyj Adan) is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. ...
The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3625 km² or 1400mi²), three smaller islands known collectively as "the Brothers" — Abd al Kuri, Samhah, Darsa — and other uninhabitable rock outcrops. Abd al Kuri is an island between Socotra and Somalia. ...
Samhah is an island between Socotra and Somalia. ...
Darsah is an island between Socotra and Somalia. ...
The main island has three geographical terrains: the narrow coastal plains, a limestone plateau permeated with karstic caves, and the Haghier Mountains. The mountains rise to 5000 feet (1525 meters). The island is a little over 130 km / 80 mi long east to west and typically 30-35 km / 18-22 mi north to south. In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ...
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The climate is generally tropical desert, with rainfall being light, seasonal (winter) and more abundant at the higher ground in the interior than along the coastal lowlands. The monsoon season brings strong winds and high seas. For the act of abandoning or withdrawing support from an entity, see desertion. ...
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Flora and fauna - See also List of spiders of Socotra
The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora (which may, therefore, be vulnerable to introduced species such as goats and to climate change). Surveys have revealed that more than a third of the 800 or so plant species of Socotra are found nowhere else. Botanists rank the flora of Socotra among the ten most endangered island flora in the world. The archipelago is a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation and a possible center for ecotourism. This is a list of spider species that occur on Socotra. ...
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Dragon tree (likely Dracaena draco) from pdphoto. ...
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One of the most striking of Socotra's plants is the dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari), which is a strange-looking, umbrella-shaped tree. Its red sap was the dragon's blood of the ancients, sought after as a medicine and a dye. Another unusual plant is Dorstenia gigas. Species See text. ...
Dragons blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from different species of four distinct plants genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus. ...
The island group also has a fairly rich bird fauna, including a few types of endemic birds, such as the Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater, the Socotra Sunbird Nectarinia balfouri, Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis and Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus. For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name (Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881) The Socotra Starling (Onychognathus frater) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. ...
Binomial name (Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881) The Socotra Starling (Onychognathus frater) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. ...
Binomial name (Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881) The Socotra Sunbird (Nectarinia balfouri) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. ...
Binomial name (Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881) The Socotra Sunbird (Nectarinia balfouri) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. ...
Binomial name Passer insularis Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 The Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) is found on the islands of Socotra and Abd al Kuri in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. ...
Binomial name Passer insularis Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 The Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) is found on the islands of Socotra and Abd al Kuri in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. ...
Binomial name Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 The Golden-winged Grosbeak is an attractive, chunky, medium-sized, robust-billed finch endemic to the southern Arabian and Somalian regions, specifically Socotra Island, northern Somalia, Dhofar in Oman, and the mountains of north Yemen to Saudi Arabia as far north as Al Hara near...
Binomial name Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 The Golden-winged Grosbeak is an attractive, chunky, medium-sized, robust-billed finch endemic to the southern Arabian and Somalian regions, specifically Socotra Island, northern Somalia, Dhofar in Oman, and the mountains of north Yemen to Saudi Arabia as far north as Al Hara near...
As with many isolated island systems, bats are the only mammals native to Socotra. In contrast, the marine biodiversity around Socotra is rich, characterized by a unique mixture of species that have originated in farflung biogeographic regions: the western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, Arabia, East Africa and the wider Indo-Pacific. âChiropteraâ redirects here. ...
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People and economy Almost all inhabitants of Socotra live on the main island. The principal city is Hadiboh (estimated population 43,000 in 2004). Abd Al Kuri and Samha have a population of a few hundred people between them; Darsa is uninhabited. Hadiboh (also known as Tamrida) is a coastal town in northern Socotra, Yemen. ...
Traditionally, the archipelago has been inaccessible from June to September due to monsoon weather. However, in July 1999 a new airport opened Socotra to the outside year round. Most Socotris still live without electricity, running water or a paved road. The Semitic language Soqotri is spoken only in Socotra, although it is related to other Modern South Arabian languages on the Arabian mainland such as Mehri. In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical Shem, Hebrew: ש×, translated as name, Arabic: ساÙ
) was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages. ...
Soqotri is the native language of the island of Socotra off the southern coast of Yemen. ...
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Mehri or Mahri is a Semitic language spoken by minority populations in the eastern part of Yemen and western Oman and is a remnant of the ancient indigenous language group spoken in the southern Arabian Peninsula before the spread of Arabic along with the Islamic religion in the 7th century...
The chief products of the island are dates, ghee, tobacco, and fish. Some residents also raise cattle and goats. Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ...
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At the end of the 1990s a United Nations Development Program was launched with the aim of providing a close survey of the island of Socotra. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
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History Socotra appears as Dioskouridou ("of the Dioscurides") in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a 1st century A.D. Greek navigation aid. In the notes to his translation of the Periplus, G.W.B. Huntingford remarks that the name Socotra is not Greek in origin, but derives from the Sanskrit dvipa sukhadhara ("island of bliss"). Pedanius Dioscorides Pedanius Dioscorides (c. ...
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A local tradition holds that the inhabitants were converted to Christianity by Thomas in AD 52. In the 10th century the Arab geographer Abu Mohammed Al-Hassan Al-Hamdani stated that in his time most of the inhabitants were Christians. Socotra is also mentioned briefly in The Travels of Marco Polo according to which "the inhabitants are baptized Christians and have an archbishop" who, it is further explained, "has nothing to do with the Pope at Rome, but is subject to an archbishop who lives at Baghdad". In 1507, Portugal landed an occupying force at the then capital of Suq, to "liberate" the assumed friendly Christians from Arab Islamic rule. However they were not welcomed as enthusiastically as they expected and abandoned the island four years later. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box: Christianity is...
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The islands passed under the control of the Mahra sultans in 1511. Later in 1886 it became a British protectorate, along with the remainder of the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra. For the British it was an important strategic stop-over. The P&O ship Aden sank after being wrecked on a reef near Socotra, in 1897, with the loss of 78 lives. Map of the Protectorate of South Arabia in 1965 Map of contemporary Yemen showing Al Mahrah governorate. ...
Year 1511 (MDXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...
Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Map of the Protectorate of South Arabia in 1965 Map of contemporary Yemen showing Al Mahrah governorate. ...
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company or P&O is a shipping line which started in 1840 after the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company won the British Admiralty contract to carry the mail overseas in 1837. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
In October 1967 the Mahra sultanate was abolished. On November 30th Socotra became part of the People's Republic of South Yemen (later to become the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen). Today it is part of the Republic of Yemen. The Peoples Republic of South Yemen was the name of South Yemen briefly between independence in 1967 and the rise to power of Salim Ali Rubai and his Yemeni Socialist Party. ...
Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War - Independence November 30 1967 - UN membership December 14, 1967 - Constitution October 31, 1978 - Reunification May 22 1990 Area - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character...
References - Biedermann, Zoltán. 2006. Soqotra, Geschichte einer christlichen Insel im Indischen Ozean vom Altertum bis zur frühen Neuzeit (Maritime Asia 17). Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag, ISBN 978-3-447-05421-8
- Casson, Lionel. 1989. The Periplus Maris Erythraei. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-04060-5 .
- Cheung, Catherine & DeVantier, Lyndon. 2006. Socotra: A Natural History of the Islands and their People. Edited by Kay Van Damme. Odyssey Books & Guides, ISBN 962-217-770-0.
- Doe, D. Brian. 1970. Socotra: An Archaeological Reconnaissance in 1967. Edited by Henry Field and Edith M. Laird. Field Research Projects, Miami.
- Doe, D. Brian. Socotra: Island of Tranquility. London: Immel, 1992.
- Elie, D. Serge. Soqotra: South Arabia’s Strategic Gateway and Symbolic Playground. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, November 2006, 33(2), 131–160 ISSN 1353-0194 ISSN 1469-3542
- Elie, D. Serge. Hadiboh: From Peripheral Village to Emerging City. Chroniques Yemenites, 12 (2004)
- RBGE Soqotra Bibliography: at RBGE and Friends of Soqotra websites.
- Schoff, Wilfred H. 1912. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, Second Edition. Reprint: New Delhi, Oriental Books Reprint Corporation. 1974. (A new hardback edition is available from Coronet Books Inc. Also reprinted by South Asia Books, 1995, ISBN 81-215-0699-9)
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: - Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh: Soqotra's Misty Future. (See page 5 for information on dragons' blood).
- Global organisation of Friends for Soqotra in any aspect based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Carter, Mike. The land that time forgot The Observer. Sunday April 16, 2006.
- A Historical Genealogy of Socotra as an Object of Mythical Speculation, Scientific Research & Development Experiment
- (English) Audio interview with Soqotra Island resident about life on Soqotra
- Burdick, Alan. "The Wonder Land of Socotra, Yemen", The New York Times, March 25, 2007
- [ http://www.socotraguide.com].
- Photos from Socotra
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| 16th century Portuguese India 1500–1663 Cochim (Kochi) 1502–1661 Quilon (Coulão/Kollam) 1502–1663 Cannanore (Kannur) 1507–1657 Negapatam (Nagapattinam) 1510–1962 Goa 1512–1525 Calicut (Kozhikode) 1518–1619 Paliacate (Pulicat) 1521–1740 Chaul 1523–1662 São Tomé de Meliapore 1528–1666 Chittagong 1534–1601 Salsette Island 1534–1661 Bombay (Mumbai) 1535–1739 Baçaím (Vasai-Virar) 1536–1662 Cranganore (Kodungallur) 1540–1612 Surat 1548–1658 Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) 1559–1962 Daman and Diu 1568–1659 Mangalore 1579–1632 Hughli 1598–1610 Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) 1518–1521 Maldives 1518–1658 Ceilão (Ceylon/Sri Lanka) 1558–1573 Maldives (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ...
, For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ...
For the district with the name Kannur, see Kannur District. ...
Nagapattinam (formerly known as Negapatam and also as Shiva Rajadhani) is a small city with a population of about 100,000, located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. ...
For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ...
, For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ...
Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Chaul is a former city of Portuguese India, now in ruins. ...
Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese São Tomé de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ...
This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ...
The island as seen from the sky Salsette (साषà¥à¤à¥) (Portuguese: Salsete, Marathi: Sashti (साषà¥à¤à¥)) is an island in Maharashtra state on Indias west coast. ...
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, tyhu8kyfjfhjmmean a settlement built on land reclaimed from sea. ...
Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ...
, Mangalore (Kannada: ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³, Mangalooru; Tulu: à²à³à²¡à³à²², Kudla; Konkani: à²à³à²¡à²¿à²¯à²¾à²²à³, Kodial; Beary: ಮà³à²à²¾à²², Maikala) is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. ...
, Machilipatnam (Telugu:à°®à°à°¿à°²à°¿à°ªà°à±à°¨à°) , also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar or Masula (for short among Finnish mission workers[2]), is a city and a special grade municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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| 17th century Portuguese India 1687–1749 São Tomé de Meliapore 18th century Portuguese India 1779–1954 Dadra and Nagar Haveli (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese São Tomé de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા àª
નૠનàªàª° હવà«àª²à«, Hindi: दादरा à¤à¤° नà¤à¤° हवà¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙØ± Ùگر ØÙÛÙÛ, Portuguese: Dadrá e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ...
| | 16th century 1511–1641 Malacca 1512–1621 Banda Islands 1512–1621 Moluccas (Maluku Islands) 1522–1575 Ternate 1576–1605 Ambon 1578–1650 Tidore 1512–1665 Makassar 1553–1999 Macau 1571–1639 Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki) East Asia Geographic East Asia. ...
For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Portuguese Malacca Capital Malacca Town Language(s) Portuguese, Malay Political structure Colony King - 1511-1521 Manuel I - 1640-1641 John IV Captains-major - 1512-1514 Ruà de Brito Patalim (first) - 1638-1641 Manuel de Sousa Coutinho (last) Captains-general - 1616-1635 António Pinto da Fonseca (first) - 1637-1641 Lu...
The Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. ...
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A 1720 depiction of Ternate. ...
Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ...
Tidore is an island and town in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, just west of the larger island of Halmahera. ...
Location of Makassar in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Indonesia Province South Sulawesi Government - Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Area - City 175. ...
Dejima, also Deshima (åºå³¶, literally protruding island) in modern Japanese, Desjima in Dutch, often latinised as Decima, was a fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch trading post during Japans self-imposed isolation (sakoku) of the Edo period, from 1641 until 1853. ...
| 17th century 1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor)1 19th century Macau 1864–1999 Coloane 1851–1999 Taipa 1890–1999 Ilha Verde 20th century Macau 1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Portuguese Timor is the former name (1596 - 1975) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Coloane (Traditional Chinese: è·¯ç°å³¶; Simplified Chinese: è·¯ç¯å²; Pinyin: Lùhuán DÇo; Jyutping: Lou6-waan4 Dou2, literally Road Ring Island) is one of the two main islands of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Taipa (æ°¹ä»å³¶; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: Dà ngzÇi DÇo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Ilha Verde (Portuguese literally meaning island green; Chinese: éæ´²; Cantonese Yale: chÄ«ng jÄu, Jyutping: cing1 zau1; Mandarin pinyin: QÄ«ngzhÅu) was formerly an island to the west of the Macao Isthmus. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Hengqin (横ç´å², æ©«ç´å³¶; Pinyin: HéngqÃn DÇo) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of Peoples Republic of China. ...
| | 1 1975 is the date of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, the independence of East Timor was recognized by Portugal and the rest of the world. | | 15th century 1420 Madeira 1432 Azores North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
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(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population - Total (1991) - Density...
Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi...
| 16th century 1501–1570? Terra Nova (Newfoundland) 1501-1570? Labrador 1519–1570? Nova Scotia (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Newfoundland â IPA: [nuw fÉn lænd] (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Labrador (also Coast of Labrador) is a region of Atlantic Canada. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
| | | 16th century 1500–1822 Brazil 1536–1620 Barbados For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
| 17th century 1680–1777 Nova Colônia do Sacramento 19th century 1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Motto: Libertad o Muerte (English: Liberty or Death) Anthem: Orientales, la Patria o la tumba Capital Montevideo Largest city Montevideo Official language(s) Spanish Government President Democratic Republic Tabaré Vázquez Independence from Brazil - Declared August 25, 1825 - Recognised August 28, 1828 Area - Total - Water (%) 176,220 km² (90th) 68...
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