Garapan

Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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It is located on Saipan?s west coast and is home to the majority of the island?s major hotels and the American Memorial Park, which honors American soldiers who died during the Battle of Saipan.

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Saipan: Saipan (IPA: in English) is the largest island and site of the capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, (a chain of 14 tropical islands in the western Pacific Ocean) with a total area of 120 km² (46.5 sq mi). The 2000 estimated population was 62,392....

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Northern Mariana Islands: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with the United States of America at a strategic location in the West Pacific Ocean. It consists of 14 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines, at . It has a population (2005 ...