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2. Nassau, Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   Nassau ( / ˈnæsɔː / NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. [2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for ...

3. Raid of Nassau - Wikipedia

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   Raid of Nassau. The Raid of Nassau [a] (March 3–4, 1776) was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War. The raid, designed to resolve the issue of gunpowder shortages, resulted in the seizure of two forts and large quantities of military ...

4. Lynden Pindling International Airport - Wikipedia

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   Lynden Pindling International Airport. /  25.03889°N 77.46611°W  / 25.03889; -77.46611. Lynden Pindling International Airport ( IATA: NAS, ICAO: MYNN ), formerly known as Nassau International Airport, is the largest airport in the Bahamas and the largest international gateway into the country. It is a hub for Bahamasair, Western Air ...

5. Republic of Pirates - Wikipedia

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   Republic of Pirates. The Republic of Pirates was the base and stronghold of a loose confederacy run by privateers -turned- pirates in Nassau on New Providence island in the Bahamas during the Golden Age of Piracy [1] for about twelve years from 1706 until 1718. While it was not a republic in a formal sense, it was governed by an informal pirate ...

6. History of the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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   The earliest arrival of people in the islands now known as The Bahamas was in the first millennium AD. The first inhabitants of the islands were the Lucayans, an Arawakan language -speaking Taino people, who arrived between about 500 and 800 AD from other islands of the Caribbean . Recorded history began on 12 October 1492, when Christopher ...

7. New Providence - Wikipedia

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   New Providence. /  25.03000°N 77.40500°W  / 25.03000; -77.40500. New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. [2] On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate (2016) is 274,400.