U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay

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The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military base
detention facility
naval base
alsoKnownAs GTMO
Gitmo
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base

U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Station

U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
annualRentAmount 4085 U.S. dollars
annualRentCurrency U.S. dollars
annualRentPaidTo Cuba
associatedWith U.S. military commissions
Global War on Terrorism
surface form: War on Terror
borderedBy Cuban-controlled territory
climate tropical semi-arid climate
contains U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
controlledBy United States Navy
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
surface form: United Nations experts

human rights organizations
criticizedFor indefinite detention without trial
use of enhanced interrogation techniques
CubanGovernmentPosition lease is invalid under international law
detentionCampEstablished 2002
detentionCampPurpose detention of enemy combatants
detention of terrorism suspects
disputedBy Cuban government
established 1903
establishedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedFollowing Spanish–American War
governedBy U.S. military law
hasInfrastructure hospital
recreational facilities
schools
hasLandArea about 49 square kilometers
hasPortFacilities deep-water harbor
hasResidentialArea housing for U.S. military personnel
housing for civilian employees
hasRunway United States Navy shore establishment
surface form: Naval Air Station airfield
hasWaterArea about 68 square kilometers
jurisdictionClaimedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
knownFor allegations of human rights abuses
controversial detention practices
leaseAgreementSigned 1903
leaseAgreementType perpetual lease
leasedFrom Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
legalStatus leased territory
locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guantánamo Bay

southeastern Cuba
locatedNear city of Guantánamo
locatedOn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guantánamo Bay harbor

island of Cuba
occupiesAreaOf about 117 square kilometers
about 45 square miles
operatedBy United States Navy
partOf U.S. Southern Command
surface form: United States Southern Command
playsRoleIn U.S. immigration and refugee processing (historically)
securityFeatures guard towers
minefields (historically)
separatedFromCubaBy fence line
shortName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base

U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Station

U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
sovereigntyClaimedBy Cuba
strategicRole coaling and naval station
forward operating base in the Caribbean
logistics hub for U.S. Navy
subjectOf U.S. Supreme Court cases
global media coverage
international legal debates
supports U.S. Coast Guard operations
United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy ships

joint and combined military exercises
symbolOf U.S. War on Terror policies
debates over national security and civil liberties
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
U.S.GovernmentPosition lease remains legally binding
usedAs refueling station for naval vessels
support base for regional operations
training area for U.S. forces
usedFor housing Cuban migrants (1990s)
housing Haitian migrants (1990s)

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Spanish–American War followedBy U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
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this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay shortName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay shortName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Station
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay shortName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay alsoKnownAs U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay alsoKnownAs U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Station
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay alsoKnownAs U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay locatedOn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay harbor
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay contains U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
Cuba hasMilitaryBaseOf U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: United States at Guantánamo Bay
United States–Cuba relations involvesTerritory U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba Standard Time usedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo
United States territories hasPart U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
GTMO fullName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
GTMO alsoKnownAs U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
GTMO locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
GTMO hasHarbor U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay harbor
Gitmo locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
Gitmo partOf U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Gitmo hasAlias U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
Gitmo hasAlias U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Okinawa Island hosts U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: United States military bases
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed detainedAt U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
United States military commission locationOfProceedings U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Taxi to the Dark Side depicts U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo location U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo garrison U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo jurisdiction U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay detention camps
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War hasLocation U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
Platt Amendment locationOfNavalBaseAuthorized U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
A Few Good Men setting U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Oriente Province majorCity U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld relatedTo U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
opinion in Rasul v. Bush locationOfDetention U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Oriente region containsCity U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo
Carretera Central connects U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror relatedTo U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
Oriente Province, Cuba contains U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo
Oriente Province, Cuba contains U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay (bay)
Camp Delta locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Camp Delta locatedOn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
Camp X-Ray location U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Camp V locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Camp V locatedOn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
Camp Iguana locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
Camp Iguana jurisdiction U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
Camp Iguana locatedOn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantánamo Bay
Commander, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay hasJurisdictionOver U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Commander, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay locationOfCommand U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base