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Nantahala Township

Nantahala

Nantahala Township is located in North Carolina, United States in the part of which is west of Wayah Gap. It has a population of 1,711. Nantahala was a Cherokee Valley Town whose name typically translated as "The sun between them", from the Cherokee ᏅᏓ and ᎠᏰᎵ.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Nantahala, North Carolina” and “Nantehalah”

Nantahala

Latitude
35.28815° or 35° 17′ 17″ north
Longitude
-83.66656° or 83° 39′ 60″ west
Elevation
1,949 feet (594 metres)
Open location code
867R78QM+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154060542
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4481470
Wiki­data ID
Q6964286
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Nantahala” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nantahala, North Carolina”
  • Dutch: “Nantahala”
  • Irish: “Nantahala”

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