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Fort Tiuna
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10°26′27.01″N 66°54′32.6″W / 10.4408361°N 66.909056°W
| Fort Tiuna | |
|---|---|
 Caracas  Venezuela | |
 The headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, Fort Tiuna | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military installation |
| Open to the public | Partially |
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| Area | Coche and El Valle Parish, Libertador Municipality |
Fuerte Tiuna or Fort Tiuna (more formally the Military Complex of Fort Tiuna) is a military installation in Caracas, Venezuela.
Fort
[edit]There are important institutions[1] of various types, such as the headquarters of the Ministry of Popular Power for Defense, the Escuela de Formación de Oficiales de las Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación (EFOFAC), The General Command of the Army, El Libertador Shooting Range, the Army Food Center, the Caracas Military Circle, Paseo Los Próceres, the Bolívar Battalion, La Viñeta, which is the official residence of the vice president,[2] and some units of the Venezuelan Military Academy.[citation needed]
It is located between Coche and El Valle parishes, both south of the Libertador Municipality and southwest of the Caracas Metropolitan District, to the north center of Venezuela.
It houses military structures and sports, urban, cultural, financial spaces.[3] The Tiuna City complex is thousands of homes built by the Ministry of Habitat and Housing and Residences, and assigned to military personnel.
It is bordered largely by the Regional Highway of the Center and the Valle Coche Highway.
It was struck in the 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela among other targets, such as Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base.[4] The strike prompted an evacuation of the base.[2]
Gallery
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Fort Tiuna Lagoon Caracas -
One of the entrances to Fort Tiuna -
Tiuna City, housing complex -
Parks on the Valle-Coche motorway, at the height of Fort Tiuna -
Paseo Los Próceres, Fort Tiuna
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See also
[edit]- History of Venezuela
- National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
- National Experimental University of the Armed Forces
References
[edit]- ^ Faccini, Humberto F.; Fernández, Santiago P. (October 21, 2008). The 7 Deadly Sins of Chavismo (in Spanish). Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781425183004. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Javier Arana (3 January 2026). "El Fuerte Tiuna, el principal complejo militar de Venezuela, punto de ataque y explosiones". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Banco de Venezuela inaugurated office in Fort Tiuna". www.entornointeligente.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "US strikes hit ports, military sites across Venezuela in escalating campaign". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 3 January 2026.