Northwest

Northwest is the northwestern quadrant of , the capital of the United States, and is located north of the and west of North Capitol Street.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.; largest of the city’s four quadrants
  • Also known as: “N.W.”, “Northwest Quadrant”, “Northwest Washington”, “Northwest Washington (District of Columbia)”, “Northwest Washington, D.C.”, “NW”, “NW DC”, “Tây Bắc Hoa Thịnh Đốn”, “Tây Bắc Washington”, “Паўночны Захад (Вашынгтон)”, “ノースウェスト (ワシントンD.C.)”, “ワシントンD.C.北西地区”, and “西北區域”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Georgetown University and Number One Observatory Circle.

University
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is a private Jesuit research university in , United States.

Government office
is the official residence of the vice president of the United States.

Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Dupont Circle.

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The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown.

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is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C.

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are…

Northwest

Latitude
38.9352° or 38° 56′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.0565° or 77° 3′ 23″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
87C4WWPV+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2790349073
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
4139846
Wiki­data ID
Q383689
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Northwest” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شمال غربي واشنطن العاصمة”
  • Belarusian: “Нортуэст”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночны Захад”
  • Catalan: “Northwest”
  • Chinese: “西北区”
  • Chinese: “西北區”
  • Dutch: “Northwest, Washington, D.C.”
  • Esperanto: “Nordokcidenta Kvarono”
  • French: “Northwest”
  • German: “Northwest, Washington, D.C.”
  • German: “Northwest”
  • Hungarian: “Northwest, Washington, D.C.”
  • Indonesian: “Northwest, Washington, D.C.”
  • Japanese: “北西地区 (ワシントンD.C.)”
  • Korean: “노스웨스트”
  • Portuguese: “Noroeste de Washington, D.C.”
  • Russian: “Нортуэст”
  • Scots: “Northwest, Washington, D.C.”
  • Slovenian: “Northwest”
  • Spanish: “Noroeste de Washington D. C.”
  • Swedish: “NW (Washington, D.C.)”
  • Swedish: “NW (Washington, D.C)”
  • Turkish: “Kuzeybatı”
  • Urdu: “نارتھ ویسٹ (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
  • Urdu: “نارتھ ویسٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Bắc”
  • Western Armenian: “Ուաշինկթոնի հիւսիս արեւմուտք”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cleveland Park and Woodley Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Atomic Billiards and Cleveland Park Farmers Market (Saturday).

Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: West End and East End.

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