After a catastrophic earthquake left Port-au-Prince in a shambles, many people flocked to the new city of Canaan in search of a better life.
Published Jun 1, 2020
Acquired January 21, 2010, this false-color image shows Port-au-Prince nine days after a severe earthquake, as relief ships sail into the newly restored port.
Published Jan 21, 2010
Rubble spills onto the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this GeoEye-1 image from January 14, 2010.
Published Jan 15, 2010
The GeoEye-1 satellite (a commercial satellite) captured these images of earthquake damage in the densely populated neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 14, 2010.
Published Jan 15, 2010
Buenos Aires is one of the larger cities seen by orbiting crews. Twelve million people, almost one third of all Argentines, live in this city, often called the “Paris of the South”.
Published Mar 16, 2003
This “Gateway to Mecca” stands along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia.
Published Nov 27, 2017
The second largest container port in France is also a World Heritage Site for its unique concrete buildings.
Published Nov 18, 2013
The ancient city has been a bustling trade center for more than 2,000 years.
Published Jul 8, 2018
Juba, a port city on the White Nile, is the capital of the new nation of South Sudan and is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.
Published Jul 2, 2012
There were few Indian rulers as passionate about architecture as Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur.
Published Aug 24, 2019
Flood water continues receding from Thailand’s historic city of Ayutthaya in December 2011 and January 2012.
Published Jan 12, 2012
Tunisia’s “second city” is home to a large fishing fleet and a vast coastal redevelopment project.
Published Jul 13, 2015
Acquired in 2006, 2009, and 2010, these natural-color images show the progress of land reclamation aimed at increasing the port capacity at Rotterdam.
Published Nov 28, 2010
The Mongolian capital is spreading outward as migrants from the countryside fill neighborhoods on the fringes of the city.
Published Jun 4, 2019
Acquired May 14, 2009, this natural-color image shows Soccer City, a stadium in Soweto, and its surroundings.
Published Jun 11, 2010
Acquired July 2, 2004, this true-color image shows central Athens, including famous sites from antiquity and an industrialized area to the west.
Published Dec 27, 2009
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