National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in , the capital of . In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest continuously operating university.
  • Type: University
  • Description: public research university in Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: “Decana de America”, “Decana de América”, “Hauptnationaluniversität San Marcos”, “La Decana de America”, “Real Universidad de San Marcos”, “Real y Pontificia Universidad de la Ciudad de los Reyes de Lima”, “Real y Pontificia Universidad de Lima”, “Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Marcos”, “San Marcos al dia”, “San Marcos universitet”, “San Markus Hatun Yachay Sunturnin”, “San Markus Yachay Sunturnin”, “Šv. Morkaus universitetas”, “Universidad de San Marcos”, “Universidad de San Marcos de Lima”, “Universidad Mayor de San Marcos”, “Universidad Nacional de San Marcos”, “Universidad San Marcos”, “Universidade Nacional de San Marcos”, “Università Nazionale Maior di San Marcos”, “Università Nazionale Mayor de San Marcos”, “Universitat Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”, “Universität San Marcos”, “Universität von Peru”, “Universitatem Nationalem Maiorem Sancti Marci”, “université de San Marcos”, “université nationale de San Marcos”, “University of San Marcos”, “Univerzita San Marcos”, “UNMSM”, “Главный национальный университет Сан-Маркос”, “Национален университет де Сан Маркос”, “Национальный университет Сан-Маркос”, “Нацыянальны ўнівэрсытэт Сан-Маркаса”, “Университет Сан-Маркоса”, “Університет Сан-Маркос”, “Унівэрсытэт Сан-Маркаса”, “Унівэрсытэт сьвятога Марка”, “სან-მარკოს ნაციონალური უნივერსიტეტი”, “სან-მარკოსის ნაციონალური უნივერსიტეტი”, “جامعه سان ماركوس الوطنيه”, “리마산마르코스 주 국립 대학교”, “리마산마르코스 주 국립대학교”, “サン・マルコス大学”, “サンマルコス大学”, “国立圣马科斯大学”, and “国立圣马马尔科斯大学”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Estadio Universidad San Marcos and Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Stadium
The Estadio de la UNMSM is a multi-purpose stadium…

University
Photo: Fvmeteo, Public domain.
is a private research university in , Peru. is situated 1¼ km south of National University of San Marcos.

Museum
The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum… is situated 2 km southeast of National University of San Marcos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Lima.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro…

is the capital of and its largest city.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of . is situated 6 km east of National University of San Marcos.

National University of San Marcos

Latitude
-12.05833° or 12° 3′ 30″ south
Longitude
-77.08333° or 77° 5′ west
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
57V4WWR8+MM
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“National University of San Marcos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة سان ماركوس الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Սան Մարկոս համալսարան”
  • Asturian: “Universidá Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Aymara: “San Markus Jach’a Yatiñ Uta”
  • Azerbaijani: “San Marcos Universiteti”
  • Azerbaijani: “San-Markos Universiteti”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны ўніверсітэт Сан-Маркас”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны ўнівэрсытэт сьвятога Марка”
  • Bhojpuri: “सैन मार्कोस राष्ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален университет Сан Маркос”
  • Catalan: “Universitat Nacional Major de San Marcos”
  • Chinese: “国立圣马尔科斯大学”
  • Chinese: “國立聖馬爾科斯大學”
  • Czech: “Národní univerzita svatého Marka”
  • Czech: “Univerzita svatého Marka”
  • Danish: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Universiteit van San Marcos”
  • Dutch: “Universiteit San Marcos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة سان ماركوس الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉefa Nacia Universitato de San Marcos”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Granda Universitato de Sankta Marko”
  • Estonian: “San Marcose ülikool”
  • Finnish: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • French: “Université nationale principale de San Marcos”
  • Galician: “Universidade Nacional Maior de San Marcos”
  • Georgian: “სან-მარკოსის ეროვნული უნივერსიტეტი”
  • German: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Πανεπιστήμιο του Σαν Μάρκος”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה הלאומית סן מרקוס”
  • Hungarian: “San Marcos Egyetem”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Nasional San Marcos”
  • Irish: “Ollscoil Náisiúnta San Marcos”
  • Italian: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Japanese: “国立サン・マルコス大学”
  • Japanese: “国立サンマルコス大学”
  • Korean: “산마르코스 국립 대학교”
  • Latin: “Academia Sancti Marci Urbis Regum in Peruvia”
  • Latin: “Universitas Nationalis Maior Sancti Marci”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis pagrindinis Šv. Morkaus universitetas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Norwegian: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Ossetian: “Сан-Маркосы университет”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه ملی سن مارکوس”
  • Polish: “Uniwersytet Świętego Marka”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Nacional Maior de São Marcos”
  • Quechua: “Mama Llaqtap San Markus Kuraq Yachay Sunturnin”
  • Romanian: “Universitatea Națională San Marcos”
  • Russian: “Университет Сан-Маркос”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Oilthigh Nàiseanta San Marcos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Slovenian: “Narodna univerza San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Swedish: “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • Tagalog: “Pambansang Unibersidad ng San Marcos”
  • Tatar: “Сан-Маркос университеты”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний університет Сан-Маркос”
  • Urdu: “قومی جامعہ سن مارکوس”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل یونیورسٹی آف سان مارکوس”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol San Marcos”
  • “Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos”
  • “सैन मार्कोस राष्ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Coronel and Concha.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Centro Médico Naval.

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