National Defense University

The National Defense University is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, , United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: military university in Washington, DC, United States
  • Also known as: “Army War College” and “NDU”
  • Address: Bldg 62, 300 5th Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20319

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Audi Field and Fort Lesley J. McNair.

Stadium
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is a in the neighborhood of It is the home of the D.C. United, Washington Spirit, and DC Power FC soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of National Defense University.

Military installation
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, also historically known as the Washington Arsenal, is a United States Army post located on the tip of , the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the and the in To the peninsula's west is the , while the Anacostia River is on its south side. is situated 480 feet west of National Defense University.

Military installation
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The is a school within the United States' National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on , , the third-oldest Army post still active. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of National Defense University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.

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The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Quarter
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is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the and west of South Capitol Street.

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is the popular name for the huge swathe of consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of , is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.

National Defense University

Latitude
38.86609° or 38° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.01498° or 77° 0′ 54″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VX8P+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10646874299
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
4139739
Wiki­data ID
Q1967074
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Defense University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة الدفاع الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Պաշտպանության ազգային համալսարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Müdafiə Universiteti”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны ўніверсітэт абароны”
  • Catalan: “Universitat Nacional de Defensa”
  • Chinese: “國防大學”
  • Chinese: “美国国防大学”
  • Chinese: “美國國防大學”
  • Czech: “Univerzita národní obrany”
  • Danish: “National Defense University”
  • Dutch: “National Defense University”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة الدفاع الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Defenda Universitato”
  • Esperanto: “NDU”
  • French: “National Defense University”
  • Georgian: “თავდაცვის ეროვნული უნივერსიტეტი”
  • German: “National Defense University”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה לביטחון לאומי בארה’ב (NDU)”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה לביטחון לאומי”
  • Hungarian: “National Defense University”
  • Hungarian: “NDU”
  • Italian: “National Defense University”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国家防衛大学”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ国防大学”
  • Japanese: “ナショナル・ディフェンス・ユニヴァーシティ”
  • Japanese: “国防大学校”
  • Japanese: “国防総合大学”
  • Japanese: “米国国防大学”
  • Japanese: “米国国防総合大学”
  • Japanese: “米国防大学”
  • Korean: “미국 국방대학교”
  • Latvian: “ASV Nacionālās aizsardzības universitāte”
  • Latvian: “Nacionālās aizsardzības universitāte”
  • Malay: “Universiti Pertahanan Nasional”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Defense University”
  • Norwegian: “National Defense University”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه دفاع ملی آمریکا”
  • Polish: “National Defense University”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade de Defesa Nacional”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Nacional de Defesa”
  • Pushto: “د ملي دفاع پوهنتون”
  • Russian: “Национальный университет обороны”
  • Slovenian: “National Defense University”
  • Spanish: “Universidad de Defensa Nacional”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Nacional de Defensa”
  • Swedish: “National Defense University”
  • Swedish: “National War College”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний університет оборони США”

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