Aboriginal Tent Embassy

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.

Library
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The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 530 metres north of Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Arts center
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The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 570 metres east of Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Arts center
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The , also known as the of Australia in is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. is situated 350 metres northeast of Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and South Canberra.

Neighborhood
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The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.

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If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

Locality
The is located on the northern shore of , in the centre of , the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the and excavating around it to create the desired shape.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Latitude
-35.30119° or 35° 18′ 4″ south
Longitude
149.13038° or 149° 7′ 49″ east
Open location code
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node 2184943087
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Telugu—“Aboriginal Tent Embassy” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “原住民帐篷使馆”
  • Chinese: “帐篷大使馆”
  • Dutch: “Aboriginal Tent Embassy”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سفاره سكان أستراليا الأصليون فى اوستراليا”
  • French: “ambassade aborigène”
  • French: “Ambassade aborigène”
  • Galician: “Aboriginal Tent Embassy”
  • German: “Zelt-Botschaft”
  • Hebrew: “מחאת האוהלים האבוריג’ינית”
  • Italian: “Aboriginal Tent Embassy”
  • Japanese: “アボリジニテント大使館”
  • Malay: “Kedutaan Khemah Orang Asli”
  • Spanish: “Aboriginal Tent Embassy”
  • Telugu: “ఆదిమ గుడారాల రాయబార కార్యాలయం”

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