Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Anton de Kom University is the only university in Suriname. It is located in the capital, Paramaribo, and named for Anton de Kom, an anti-colonialist activist who was killed by the Nazis while in exile in the Netherlands.
Sign outside Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people, almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.
Colonial style houses, Waterkant, Paramaribo
1830s lithograph of the market
View of Paramaribo from space
Paramaribo in 1821. Indicated in brown is the area devastated by the city fire of that year.