Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Mexico, sometimes also called the Basin of Mexico, is a large natural basin on the highland plateau of central Mexico. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the valley was the historical center of several pre-Columbian civilizations including…
Photo: José María Velasco Gómez, Public domain.
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,309 metres
- Description: highlands plateau in central Mexico
- Also known as: “Anáhuac”, “Anahuac-Tal”, “Basin of México”, “Becken von Mexiko”, “Cuenca de México”, “Mexiko-Becken”, “Mexikoko ibarra”, and “Valle di Anáhuac”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tecámac Municipality and Tepexpan.
Tecámac Municipality
Town
Photo: Benjamin Estevez Cruz, Public domain.Tepexpan
Town
Tepexpan is the largest town in the Acolman municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Tepexpan is situated 9 km southeast of Valley of Mexico.
San Pablo de las Salinas
Town
San Pablo de las Salinas is an exclave and the… San Pablo de las Salinas is situated 9 km west of Valley of Mexico.
Valley of Mexico
- Category: landform
- Location: Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.66667° or 19° 40′ north
Longitude
-99° or 99° west
Elevation
2,309 metres (7,575 feet)
Open location code
76F3M282+M2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Valley of Mexico” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي المكسيك”
- Armenian: “Մեքսիկական հովիտ”
- Basque: “Mexikoko harana”
- Belarusian: “Даліна Мэхіка”
- Breton: “Traonienn Mec’hiko”
- Catalan: “vall de Mèxic”
- Catalan: “Vall de Mèxic”
- Chinese: “墨西哥谷”
- Czech: “Údolí Mexika”
- Dutch: “Vallei van Mexico”
- Esperanto: “Valo de Meksiko”
- Finnish: “Meksikon laakso”
- French: “vallée de Mexico”
- French: “Vallée de Mexico”
- Galician: “Val de México”
- Georgian: “მეხიკოს ველი”
- German: “Tal von Mexiko”
- Hebrew: “עמק מקסיקו”
- Hindi: “मेक्सिको घाटी”
- Indonesian: “Lembah Meksiko”
- Interlingua: “Valle de Mexico”
- Italian: “Valle del Messico”
- Japanese: “メキシコ盆地”
- Kazakh: “Мехико алқабы”
- Korean: “멕시코 계곡”
- Lithuanian: “Meksiko slėnis”
- Manx: “Glion Veksico”
- Navajo: “Méhigo tééh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mexicodalen”
- Norwegian: “Mexicodalen”
- Polish: “Dolina Meksyku”
- Portuguese: “Vale do México”
- Russian: “долина Мехико”
- Slovenian: “Mehiška dolina”
- Spanish: “Valle de México”
- Swedish: “Anahuac”
- Turkish: “Meksika Vadisi”
- Ukrainian: “Долина Мехіко”
- Western Frisian: “Delling fan Meksiko”
- “Tepētzallāntli Mēxihco”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Soto y Gama and Santa María Ozumbilla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Taitocan and Felipe Ángeles International Airport.
Mexico: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Mexico City and Cancún.
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