Kalorama Heights

Kalorama Heights is a historic neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is home to diplomats, power brokers, wealthy and political elites in D.C.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: area of Washington D.C. which contains the two neighborhoods of Kalorama Triangle and Sheridan-Kalorama
Also known as: “Belair”, “Belair Heights”, “Kalorama”, “Kalorama Triangle”, “Kalorama, Washington, D.C.”, “Sheridan-Kalorama”, and “Washington Heights”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Washington Hilton and Phillips Collection.

Washington Hilton

Hotel

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The Washington Hilton is a Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. It is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W, roughly at the boundaries of the Kalorama Heights, Dupont Circle, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods.

Phillips Collection

Museum

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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery.

American Fazl Mosque

Mosque

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The Fazl Mosque in Washington, D.C. was established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1950 and is the first mosque in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. Its full title is the American Fazl Mosque, which helps to distinguish it from its sister mosque, the Fazl Mosque, London, both of which were the first mosques in the capitals of the U.S. and the U.K, respectively.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Morgan and Woodley Park.

Adams Morgan

Neighborhood

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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Woodley Park

Suburb

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Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.

Dupont Circle

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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.

Kalorama Heights

Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91837° or 38° 55′ 6″ north

Longitude

-77.04808° or 77° 2′ 53″ west

Elevation

141 feet (43 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX92+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158543745

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4139279

Wikidata ID

Q12060942

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kalorama Heights” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كالوراما”
Basque: “Kalorama”
Catalan: “Kalorama”
Chinese: “卡洛拉马”
Chinese: “卡羅拉瑪”
Finnish: “Kalorama”
French: “Kalorama”
Georgian: “კალორამა”
Hebrew: “קאלורמה”
Japanese: “カロラマ地区”
Russian: “Калорама”
Spanish: “Kalorama”
Ukrainian: “Калорама”
Urdu: “کیلوراما، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lanier Heights and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Embassy of Benin and Fuller House.

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