HISTORY

Okap, vil, nò Ayiti. Te fonde an 1670 pa franse, vil la te Lè sa a, ke yo rekonèt kòm Cap-Français e li te vin byen bonè t'ap nonmen non kòm "Pari nan Zantiy yo". Li te sèvi kòm kapital la nan koloni an (lè sa a ke yo rekonèt kòm Santo Domingo) jiska 1770 e li te sèn nan soulèvman esklav nan 1791.
 
Bato Ameriken yo te itilize pò li yo pandan konfli a ak Lafrans (1798–1800) ak pandan Lagè Sivil Ameriken an, ak twoup ayisyen ak franse te raze vil la an 1802. Sitadèl la, yo rele souvan wityèm mèvèy mond lan, te kòmanse an 1804. epi li pran 13 ane ak 200,000 ansyen esklav. Li se sèlman aksesib pa yon grenpe de èdtan sou do a nan yon milèt.

Cap-Haïtien, city, northern Haiti. Founded in 1670 by the French, the city was then known as Cap-Français and gained early renown as the “Paris of the Antilles.” It served as capital of the colony (then known as Saint-Domingue) until 1770 and was the scene of slave uprisings in 1791. U.S. ships used its harbor during the dispute with France (1798–1800) and during the American Civil War. Haitian and French troops razed the city in 1802. Henry Christophe, self-proclaimed king of Haiti, rebuilt much of it, but an earthquake in 1842 and a hurricane in 1928 destroyed many historic buildings; its colonial parish church survived.

The modernized harbor handles about one-ninth of Haiti’s import-export trade. Cap-Haïtien is also a market for local produce, including bananas, pineapples, sugarcane, coffee, and cacao. Its agricultural industry suffered when a large sisal (fiber plant Agave sisalana) plantation near the city closed in the 1980s, and the region experienced droughts as well as cheap food imports. Bitter oranges, however, have been a successful export crop; they are used by Cointreau and Grand Marnier to make liqueurs. There is some small-scale industrial development.

Sans-Souci, Haiti: palace

Sans-Souci, Haiti.

A new highway reduced traveling time between Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien from 11 to 3 hours and effectively opened the area to tourism. Attractions include the nearby palace of Sans-Souci and the fortress of La Citadelle Laferrière, both built by Henry Christophe and now in the National History Park; they were designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1982. The citadel, often called the Eighth Wonder of the World, was begun in 1804 and took 13 years and 200,000 former slaves to complete. It is accessible only by a two-hour ascent by mule.

Cap-Haïtien, ville, nord d’Haïti. Fondée en 1670 par les Français, la ville était alors connue sous le nom de Cap-Français et a acquis très tôt une renommée sous le nom de « Paris des Antilles ». Elle a servi de capitale de la colonie (alors connue sous le nom de Saint-Domingue) jusqu’en 1770 et a été le théâtre de soulèvements d’esclaves en 1791.

Les navires américains ont utilisé son port pendant le conflit avec la France (1798-1800) et pendant la guerre civile américaine, et les troupes haïtiennes et françaises ont rasé la ville en 1802. La citadelle, souvent appelée la huitième merveille du monde, a été commencée en 1804 et a nécessité 13 ans et 200 000 anciens esclaves. Il n’est accessible que par une montée de deux heures à dos de mulet.