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Ilhéu de Santa Maria

Nickname: Isla de Angel
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Geography
Location	Praia Harbour
Coordinates	14°54′27″N 23°30′26″W / 14.90750°N 23.50722°W / 14.90750; -23.50722
Archipelago	Cape Verde
Area	0.05 km (0.019 sq mi)
Length	0.42 km (0.261 mi)
Width	0.13 km (0.081 mi)
Highest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Administration
Cape Verde
Concelhos (Municipalities)	Praia

Ilhéu de Santa Maria (once known as Quail Island) is a small uninhabited islet of the Sotavento archipelago in Cape Verde located off the shore of the island Santiago. Like all Cape Verdean islands, the islet is of volcanic origin. The islet has an area of roughly 0.05 square kilometres (12 acres) and is 420 metres (460 yards) long and 130 metres (140 yards) wide. It is situated at the entrance of Praia Harbour, in front of Praia da Gamboa, near the city centre of Praia.

In the 1850s, a customs house and warehouses were built on the islet. The buildings have been used for quarantine as well, but this was moved to the new Lazareto on Ponta Temerosa in the 1870s.

In 2015, the Cape Verdean government and the Chinese-based Legend Development Company agreed on construction of a hotel resort and casino on the islet. As of May 2018, the bridge from the islet to the mainland has been completed, and construction of the hotel and casino are due to start in August 2018.

• 1884 Map of Praia showing Ilhéu de Santa Maria as "Quail Island"
• Ruined buildings on the islet

Notes

1. ^ Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008
2. "Hotel-Casino no Ilhéu de Santa Maria: Governo concessiona Djeu por 75 anos" [Hotel-Casino in Ilhéu de Santa Maria: Government Concession of the Islet (Djeu) for 75 Years]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
3. "Obras do Hotel e Casino no Djéu arrancam dentro de dois meses". Santiago Magazine (in Portuguese). 2018-05-31.

v t e Islands of Cape Verde
Island groups	Barlavento Sotavento
Islands	Boa Vista Brava Fogo Maio Sal Santa Luzia Santiago Santo Antão São Nicolau São Vicente
Islets	Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu Derrubado Ilhéu Laje Branca Ilhéu dos Pássaros (Boa Vista) Ilhéu dos Passaros (São Vicente) Ilhéu Rabo de Junco Ilhéu Raso Ilhéu de Sal Rei Ilhéu de Santa Maria Ilhéus do Rombo Ilhéu de Cima Ilhéu Grande

v t e City of Praia
Neighbourhoods	Achada Grande Frente Achada Grande Tras Achada Santo António Achadinha Bairro Craveiro Lopes Calabaceira Chã de Areia Fazenda Lem Ferreira Palmarejo Plateau Ponta de Água Prainha Quebra Canela São Francisco Terra Branca Tira Chapéu Várzea Vila Nova
Geographical features	Ilhéu de Santa Maria Monte das Vacas Ponta das Bicudas Ponta Temerosa Praia Harbor Ribeira da Trindade São Francisco Bay
Education	University of Cape Verde Jean Piaget University Universidade de Santiago International Portuguese Language Institute Liceu Domingos Ramos École Internationale Les Alizés
Landmarks	Monumento de Diogo Gomes Quartel Jaime Mota Praia Cathedral Palácio Presidencial Farol de Ponta Temerosa
Culture	Cape Verdean National Archives (ANCV) Museu Etnográfico da Praia National Auditorium National Library of Cape Verde Quintal da Música Tabanka
Sports	Académica da Praia AD Bairro Basketball Football Boavista FC Cabo Verde Music Awards (CVMA) Desportivo da Praia Sporting Clube da Praia CD Travadores Complexo Desportivo Adega Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte Estádio da Várzea
Transportation	Nelson Mandela International Airport Port of Praia
Media	A Semana Certeza Expresso das Ilhas Jornal Horizonte A Nação RecordTV Cabo Verde RTC
History	Capture of Santiago (1585) Battle of Porto Praya (1780)
Cape Verde Barlavento Santiago Praia

• Uninhabited islands of Cape Verde
• Subdivisions of Praia