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History of Suriname

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	Paramaribo. Who is Paramaribo? What is Paramaribo? Where is Paramaribo? Definition of Paramaribo. Meaning of ...
		Paramaribo, population 222,843 (1996), is the capital of Suriname.
		The area was settled by the British in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony.
		Paramaribo has a museum, a cathedral, and canals that are reminiscent of the Netherlands.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Paramaribo (160 words)

	Paramaribo district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area.
		This fort was later taken by the Netherlands and renamed Fort Zeelandia.
		The area, and the city of Paramaribo, switched between Dutch and British control until the Treaty of Breda at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paramaribo_district (140 words)

	Paramaribo District at AllExperts
		Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area.
		This fort was later taken by the Netherlands and renamed Fort Zeelandia.
		The area, and the city of Paramaribo, switched between Dutch and British control until the Treaty of Breda at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/paramaribo_district.htm (199 words)

	Paramaribo - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname Jan 13, 2005 â” Suriname police have detained a so-called miracle worker for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to the Netherlands, police...
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname (January 13, 2:45 pm AST) - Suriname police have detained a so-called miracle worker for conspiring to smuggle cocaine to the Netherlands...
		Paramaribo news from Sept 2004 to Dec 2004
	news.daylightonline.com /2005/Paramaribo.html (589 words)

	Paramaribo Travel - Attractions and holiday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo boasts a rich mix of architectural styles, thanks to the many cultures that make up the population, including the Roman Catholic cathedral, a huge mosque, Hindu temples in Koningstraat and Wanicastraat, two synagogues, two mandirs, and a Dutch reformed church.
		Fort Zeelandia, dating from the 17th century, was used in the 1980s for the detention of political prisoners, and now houses the Suriname Museum.
		Paramaribo’s main market is found on Waterkrant, the riverside boulevard, where cafes lining the street are a great place to stop for a beer.
	www.paesionline.com /south_america/suriname/paramaribo/travel_guide.asp (289 words)

	Paramaribo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo (nicknamed Parbo) is the capital of Suriname, located in the Paramaribo district, with a population of roughly 250,000 people.
		Other notable palces are the Surinaams museum, Numismatich Museum, Fort Zeelandia (dating from the 17th century, a market and canals that are reminiscent of the Netherlands.
		Paramaribo is served by the Johan Pengel Internatioanl Airport and the Zoeg-en-Hoop for local flights.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/Paramaribo.htm (393 words)

	50 YEARS 'STICHTING SURINAAMS MUSEUM'
		From 1872 on the fort was used exclusively as a jail and remained a jail until the prisoners were transferred to the newly built Santo Boma jail in 1967, after which restoration on behalf of the museum could start.
		At present, the SSM is the owner of the premises at Zorg en Hoop, the Fort Zeelandia, and two 19th century so-called officers' residences within the fort complex.
		The Minister of Public Works transferred the Fort Zeelandia to the chairman of the SSM on 25 September 1972, in the presence of the Minister of Education and the Netherlands Minister of Education.
	www.cq-link.sr /museum/ENG/50years.htm (5125 words)

	Zeelandia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fort Zeelandia Fort Zeelandia may refer to either of two Forts built by the Dutch: Fort Zeelandia at Paramaribo Fort Zee...
		Fort Zeelandia (Paramaribo) Fort Zeelandia is a 1600s around a small trading post.
		Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan) Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built in the 17th century by the Dutch in the town of Anping (Taiw...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/zeelandia.html (74 words)

	Paramaribo Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		The fort was built by the French in 1640 and taken over and reinforced by the English in 1651, who named it Fort Willoughby after their leader, but it was later renamed Fort Zeelandia when the Dutch conquered Surinam in 1667.
		Many changes have taken place to the fort over the centuries and since 1968 it has housed the National Museum, apart from a small period of eleven years when it was used for the detention and torture of political prisoners after the coup of 1980.
		The fort is pentagonal with five bastions, one on each corner, and the walls are made of shell-stone.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/South_America/Suriname/Distrikt_Paramaribo/Paramaribo-1623495/Things_To_Do-Paramaribo-R-3.html (398 words)

	Paramaribo district (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the city ofParamaribo and the surrounding area.
		This fort waslater taken by the Netherlands and renamed Fort Zeelandia.
		The area, and the city ofParamaribo, switched between Dutch and British control until the Treatyof Breda at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch.
	www.therfcc.org /paramaribo-district-112952.html (109 words)

	[History, Tourism] Fort Zeelandia
		The fort underwent many changes through the years A brick gate structure from the 18th century was demolished in the 19th century.
		The armament of the fort was beefed up and in its best days the fort had: Facing inland and a land approach - 4 canons of 6 lbs and 4 canons of 4 lbs.
		The military significance of the fort became less and less in the 19th century and the fort was turned into a prison.
	www.suriname.nu /302ges/archi198.html (345 words)

	Paramaribo Fast Facts
		The airport at Zorg en Hoop in Paramaribo is the main airport for all domestic flights.
		Average annual precipitation in Paramaribo is 2,200 mm (87 inches) and average temperature ranges are from 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit) to 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit) all year.
		Paramaribo, the 17th-century capital, is graced with attractive Dutch, French, Spanish and British colonial architecture.
	www.worldroom.com /pages/cg_paramaribo/fastfacts/paramaribo_fastfacts.phtml (673 words)

	Paramaribo at AllExperts
		Paramaribo (nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital of Suriname, located in the Paramaribo district, with a population of roughly 250,000 people.
		The area was settled by the British in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony.
		Paramaribo is the birthplace of several football players; Some of them later represented The Netherlands.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/paramaribo.htm (532 words)

	Hendrison Bungalows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		They called it Fort Willoughby, after there leader, but after the Dutch conquered Suriname in 1667, this fort was renamed Fort Zeelandia.
		Paramaribo is famous for its wooden colonial architecture and you can still see many old monumental buildings in the downtown area.
		Paramaribo is also the place where the many ethnics groups and cultures of Suriname meet.
	www.hendrison.com /eng/Tours/Paramaribo.php (322 words)

	Vacations in Suriname - by METS nv
		Paramaribo, the capital city of the Republic of Suriname lies along the west bank of the Suriname river, approx.
		Paramaribo is bordered in the north and east by the Suriname river and in the south and west by district Wanica..
		In 1667, the area was conquered by Abraham Crijnssen and the city Paramaribo was expanded in western direction.
	www.surinamevacations.com /en/tours&dagtrips-paramaribo.html (423 words)

	Places of interest
		The capital Paramaribo is the administrative and economic center.
		It originated in the 17th century around an old trading post and Fort Willoughby, which was renamed Fort Zeelandia after Dutchman Abraham Crijnssen conquered it in 1667.
		The popular name for the capital is still 'foto,' derived from 'fort.' The name Paramaribo is derived from 'Paramurubo,' the name of an old Arrawak village, which means 'place of parwa blossoms.' In Paramaribo, it is evident what a melting pot Suriname's community is. The different ethnic groups live together here.
	www1.sr.net /~t100956/interest.htm (1144 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Paramaribo
		Paramaribo's announcement refers to the continental shelf, which is the submerged prolongation of the land of a coastal state extending beyond the country's 200...
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname (Reuters) - A parrot from Suriname that was infected with bird flu and died in quarantine in Britain, did not contract the disease in the...
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - A judge in Suriname on Thursday convicted the son of a former dictator of leading a ring that trafficked in cocaine, illegal arms...
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/Paramaribo.htm (8202 words)

	SurinamInfo - EN - Paramaribo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo is the capitol of Surinam, originated from a small trading company in the vicinity of the native indian village Parmirbo.
		In the east there is the Fort Zeelandia, a 17th century fortress along the river.
		During the 20th century a museum was located here, and nowadays there are renewed plans for a museum, after the Surinam army had used it as a base from 1981 till 1992.
	www.surinaminfo.com /htm/english/paramaribo.htm (228 words)

	Peter Troon - History of Suriname
		The capital is Paramaribo, which means "city of flowers".
		Paramaribo lies 6 degrees North Latitude and 55 degrees West Longitude on a river called the Suriname.
		In Paramaribo there are a Christian church and Jewish synagogue right next to each other and they never got into trouble with each other.
	www.troon.org /suriname/suriname.html (1178 words)

	Caribbean Net News
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The United States has warned that if former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse is elected as president in Suriname, the Bush administration will sever all ties with this CARICOM member state.
		In a statement released last week to the media, the US embassy in Paramaribo, said that is the sovereign right of the Surinamese people to choose its political leaders, but Washington won’t deal with a person in the presidential seat who is convicted on drug charges.
		The 15 men were reportedly executed in Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo after they were arrested for allegedly conspiring against the government.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /cgi-bin/GPrint2002.pl?file=2005/03/14/dictator.shtml (569 words)

	Fort Zeelandia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Zeelandia may refer to either of two forts, one built by the Dutch and the other renamed by them:
		Fort Zeelandia at Paramaribo (originally called Fort Willoughby)
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Zeelandia (105 words)

	Suriname Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Paramaribo The area was settled by the British in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony.
		Suriname's capital Paramaribo (often abbreviated to 'Parbo') is a curious hybrid of northern Europe and tropical America.
		Fort Zeelandia Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Surinam that was built by British colonists (originally called Fort Willoughby) in early 1600s around a small trading post.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/South_America/Suriname/Things_To_Do-Suriname-BR-1.html (949 words)

	Searching for Suriname (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo probably wouldn't have existed if not for Fort Zeelandia.
		Fort Amsterdam took over as the main defense fortress in Suriname and Fort Zeelandia became more of a training ground for soldiers.
		Close to the fort you can find the Nola Hatterman institute, and a statue of a former queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina, which stood on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein until 1975.
	www.travelhog.net /searchingforsuriname/index.asp?t=1,2,517 (165 words)

	Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Paramaribo, Surinam
		The Neveh Shalom Synagogue of Paramaribo was founded on Keizerstraat in 1716 and inaugurated in 1723.
		It is generally assumed that the first Jews settled in the town already in the late 17th century as they did in other parts of the country where they enjoyed the religious tolerance of the Dutch authorities.
		Neveh Shalom was probably not the first synagogue in Paramaribo; other synagogues, no longer existing, were opened in different places of Jewish settlement in the Dutch Guiana, most notably in the plantations near the Cassiepoera Creek, later known as the Joden Savanne (“The Jewish Savanna”).
	www.bh.org.il /Communities/Synagogue/Paramaribo.asp (838 words)

	Torarica Hotel And Casino - Paramaribo, Suriname - Torarica Hotel And Casino Rates and Reviews - SideStep
		Paramaribo, SR The Torarica Hotel and Casino, Paramaribo, Suriname, South America is a 4 star hotel.
		The Hotel is located in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname.
		It is located along the Suriname River, within walking distance from the beautiful Palm Tree Garden and the Water Front, right next to the old Fort Zeelandia.
	www.sidestep.com /hotels-rates-h19865-torarica_hotel_and_casino_paramaribo_suriname (119 words)

	s.america
		In Paramaribo city and the seven coastal districts, transmission risk is low or negligible.
		Approximate flight time: From Paramaribo to London is 10 hours, excluding stopover time in Amsterdam or Miami, which may involve an overnight stay, owing to a lack of connecting flights.
		Paramaribo has a number of modern hotels with air conditioning, but advance booking is essential owing to the limited number of beds.
	www.bunty.cwc.net /surinam.htm (3298 words)

	Travel in Paramaribo - Suriname - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Paramaribo, the 17th-century capital, is graced with attractive Dutch, French, Spanish and British colonial architecture.
		Central Paramaribo's focus is the Onafhankelijksplein (Unity Square), fronting the Presidential Palace.
		To the east is Fort Zeelandia, a 17-century riverside fortification used for the detention and torture of political prisoners after the coup of 1980.
	www.americatravelling.net /suriname/paramaribo/paramaribo_culture.htm (339 words)

	etymology.ca - Fort Zeelandia Paramaribo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fort Zeelandia on Formosa (now Taiwan) Fort Zeelandia at Paramaribo (originally called Fort Willoughby)
		Fort Zeelandia: Visit TripAdvisor, your source for the web's best unbiased reviews and articles about Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname.
		During the government of Desi Bouterse in the 1980s, it was the scene of the "December murders" of 1982 and was used to hold and torture political prisoners.
	etymology.ca /Fort-Zeelandia-Paramaribo/reference/fullview/wikipedia/680746 (116 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Paramaribo
		All gold assays were completed at The Assay Office in Paramaribo, Suriname (a division of BSI Inspectorate) by 60 gram fire assay with an atomic absorption spectrometry finish to a quoted accuracy of 2 parts per billion of gold.
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - A group of parties is demanding that Suriname's president not seek re-election, more than a month after parliamentary elections left the ruling coalition with a precarious majority and struggling to cobble together a government.
		PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - The U.S. Embassy was closed to visitors Wednesday and security increased after officials received credible threats of an attack on the building, a spokesman said.
	worldcities.surfwax.com /files/Paramaribo_Suriname.html (1936 words)

	.: Print Version :.
		PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Former dictator Desi Bouterse and 25 other suspects will face trial for one of this former Dutch colony's most notorious crimes, the 1982 killings of 15 government critics, a lawyer said Saturday.
		The victims -- journalists, politicians, lawyers and union officials -- were allegedly taken by soldiers to Paramaribo's Fort Zeelandia and shot one by one.
		At the time, the military said the activists were killed while fleeing from prison.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/12/26/news/nation/19_30_0912_25_04.prt (291 words)

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