Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly is a valley in Apache, Arizona and has an elevation of 5,564 feet. Canyon de Chelly is situated nearby to the hamlet Junction Overlook, as well as near the locality Chinle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,564 feet
- Description: valley in Apache County, Arizona, United States of America
- Also known as: “Canon Chenelle”, “Canon de Chille”, “Canon de el Challe”, “Canyon Chennele”, “Challe Canyon”, “Chelly Canyon”, “Chgelley Canyon”, and “De Chelly Canyon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a national monument within the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. The park preserves ruins of the indigenous tribes that lived in the area, from the Ancestral Puebloans to the Navajo, and reflects one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinle and Navajo Nation.
Chinle
Locality
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Chinle is a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The name in Navajo means 'flowing out' and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly. The population was 4,518 at the 2010 census. Chinle is situated 2½ miles west of Canyon de Chelly.
Navajo Nation
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The Navajo Nation occupies a large portion of northeastern Arizona, as well as part of northwestern New Mexico and southern Utah. Its capital is at Window Rock, Arizona.
Canyon de Chelly
- Category: landform
- Location: Apache, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Canyon de Chelly” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canyon de Chelly”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Junction Overlook and Tiba Dah Silahi.
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Highlights include Cottonwood Canyon and Sleeping Duck.
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