Yanahuara District

Yanahuara District is a suburb within the city of , . Yanahuara is well known for its buildings built from sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Catalina Monastery and Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.

Museum
The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in , . It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa".

Church
The it's located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of , province of Arequipa, . It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council.

Stadium
The is a multi-use in , Peru. Its primary use is to host football games for Peruvian First Division team FBC Melgar and Peruvian Segunda Division team Sportivo Huracán and Copa Perú teams Senati FBC, FBC Aurora and FBC White Star.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arequipa.

is a city in the region of just below the edge of the , at 2,380 m above sea level and surrounded by three impressive volcanoes. It's Peru's second most important city, and the second most popular among tourists.

Yanahuara District

Latitude
-16.3947° or 16° 23′ 41″ south
Longitude
-71.5504° or 71° 33′ 2″ west
Population
25,400
Elevation
2,340 metres (7,677 feet)
Open location code
57MCJC4X+4R
Geo­Names ID
8350729
Wiki­data ID
Q2547255
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“Yanahuara District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Yanawara jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: Yanahuara
  • Chinese: 亚纳瓦拉区
  • Chinese: 亞納瓦拉區
  • Dutch: Yanahuara District
  • Georgian: იანაუარის რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt Yanahuara
  • Italian: Distretto di Yanahuara
  • Italian: Yanahuara
  • Lithuanian: Janavara
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yanahuara
  • Norwegian: Yanahuara
  • Portuguese: Yanahuara
  • Quechua: Yanawara distritu
  • Quechua: Yanawara
  • Spanish: Distrito de Yanahuara
  • Spanish: Yanahuara
  • Urdu: یانہھارا ضلع

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Challapampa and Yanahuara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Catalina convent and Andean Sanctuaries Museum.

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