Biniai Nou hypogea
There are two funerary hypogea in Biniai Nou, which were built in the Chalcolithic period. These hypogea have their chamber excavated into the rock, whereas the access or corridor was built with vertical stone slabs, which form a megalithic façade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hypogeum in Maó-Mahón, Spain
- Also known as: “Biniai Nou hypogeums” and “Hipogeos de Biniai Nou”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sant Vicenç d’Alcaidús and Talatí de Dalt.
Sant Vicenç d’Alcaidús
Archaeological site
Photo: Bufoga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sant Vicenç d’Alcaidús is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Talatí de Dalt
Archaeological site
Talatí de Dalt is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Talayot of Torelló
Archaeological site
Photo: Albireo386, Public domain.
Talayot of Torelló is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km south of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sa Mesquida and Es Castell.
Sa Mesquida
Hamlet
Photo: Sandro3coma14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sa Mesquida is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Es Castell
Village
Es Castell is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of Maó in the east of Menorca. The town takes its name from the Castle of San Felipe, which was built to protect the island against attacks by the Turks in the 16th century. Es Castell is situated 7 km southeast of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Alaior
Town
Photo: Paucabot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alaior is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The municipality seat is situated 12 kilometres from the island's capital, Mahón. Alaior is situated 7 km northwest of Biniai Nou hypogea.
Biniai Nou hypogea
- Categories: hypogeum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maó, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.90517° or 39° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
4.21515° or 4° 12′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FF6W648+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 4799240225OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q27987850
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Biniai Nou hypogea” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hipogeus de Biniai Nou”
- French: “hypogées de Biniai Nou”
- French: “Hypogées de Biniai Nou”
- German: “Hypogäen von Biniai Nou”
- Spanish: “Hipogeos de Biniai Nou”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biniaiet Vell and Talayot de Talatí de Dalt.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biniai Nou hypogea”. Photo: Platoscave, CC BY-SA 4.0.