Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo, [baˈia ðe ɣwãnˈtanamo]) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, [note 1] also known as GTMO (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t m oʊ / GIT-moh), GITMO (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t m oʊ / GIT-moh), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

1 day ago · In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, a building in Cuba carries the Spanish message “Republic of Cuba. Free American Territory,” behind a gate marking the border with the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, June 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

22 hours ago · Naval Station Guantanamo Bay has been used by the U.S. since 1898, when U.S. forces used the area in the Spanish-American War. According to the Navy, a lease for 45 square miles of land and water ...

1 day ago · President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will sign an executive action ordering the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants.

1 day ago · Guantánamo Bay became a detention site where detainees were first sent in 2002 under President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

23 hours ago · The U.S. fast-attack nuclear-powered submarine USS Helena arrived at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba in 2024, a day after a Russian navy fleet that also included a modern submarine pulled into the port of ...