Papeete ("water from a basket", see footnote for variant spelling) (pronounced ) is the capital of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Papeete is the largest city in and capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. Understand - Papeete is not a tropical paradise. It is a gritty government center and industrial port with small doses of French and Polynesian charm.

The Bombardment of Papeete in French Polynesia by German warships took place on 22 September 1914, during the First World War. The German armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered the port of Papeete on the island of Tahiti and sank the French gunboat Zélée and freighter Walkure before bombarding the town's fortifications.

Papeete is not a tropical paradise. It is a gritty government center and industrial port with small doses of French and Polynesian charm.

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* Papeete Page by Jim_Eliason Cathedral L'Immaculee - Papeete Cathedral L'Immaculeeby Jim_Eliason, 3 more photosThis Catholic church was started in 1856 and completed in 1875 and is the main catholic church in French Polynesia.

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