Chan Chan
Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in South America. The city is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad five kilometers west of Trujillo, Peru.
- Abandoned locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (80 feet)
- Description: Archaeological site in Peru
Places of Interest
Discover Museo de sitio Chan Chan and Trujillo Peru Temple.
Trujillo Peru Temple
Church
The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buenos Aires and La Esperanza.
Chan Chan
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Latitude
-8.11111° or 8° 6′ 40″ south
Longitude
-79.07556° or 79° 4′ 32″ west
Open location code
6732VWQF+HQ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chan Chan” goes by many names.
تشان تشانArabic
Չան ՉանArmenian
Çan-ÇanAzerbaijani
Chan ChanBasque
Чан-ЧанBelarusian
Чан ЧанBulgarian
ချန်ချန်Burmese
Chan ChanCatalan
昌昌Chinese
Chan ChanCroatian
Chan ChanCzech
Chan ChanDagbani
Chan ChanDanish
Archeologische zone van Chan ChanDutch
Chan ChanDutch
تشان تشانEgyptian Arabic
Chan ChanFanti
Chan ChanFarefare
Chan ChanFinnish
Chan ChanGalician
ჩან-ჩანიGeorgian
צ’אן צ’אןHebrew
चान चानHindi
Chan ChanHungarian
Chan ChanIndonesian
Taman Nasional Chan-ChanIndonesian
Chan ChanItalian
チャン・チャンJapanese
찬찬Korean
Čan ČanasLithuanian
Chan ChanLow German
Чан ЧанMacedonian
Chan ChanMaltese
Chan ChanMossi
चान चानNepali
Chan ChanNorwegian
Chan ChanNorwegian Bokmål
Chan ChanNupe-Nupe-Tako
چان چانPersian
Chan ChanPolish
Chan ChanQuechua
Chan ChanRomanian
Чан-ЧанRussian
Chan ChanSerbo-Croatian
Chan ChanSlovak
Chan ChanSwahili
Chan ChanSwedish
Chan ChanTurkish
Chan ChanTwi
Chan Chan na ɔkyerɛweeTwi
Чан-ЧанUkrainian
Chan ChanVietnamese
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