Santa Maria Nebaj
Santa Maria Nebaj is a small town in Quiche, Guatemala. A pre-Columbian Mayan archeological site is nearby and the town, and the area around it, is known for its Mayan culture, its many ranches, and excellent hiking opportunities.- Type: Town with 12,600 residents
- Description: municipality
- Also known as: “Municipio de Santa María Nebaj”, “Nebaj”, and “Santa María Nebaj”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acul.
Acul
Village
Acul is a town in the Quiché Department in Guatemala. It is located just north but out of view from the town of Nebaj. The town was destroyed and much of its population brutally massacred by the National Army in the Guatemalan Civil War, but was later rebuilt in 1983 by the Government of Guatemala as a model town for other settlements similarly affected by the violence of the Civil War. Acul is situated 4½ km west of Santa Maria Nebaj.
Santa Maria Nebaj
- Categories: municipality of Guatemala and locality
- Location: Quiché Department, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.4058° or 15° 24′ 21″ north
Longitude
-91.147° or 91° 8′ 49″ west
Population
12,600
Elevation
1,738 metres (5,702 feet)
Open location code
767CCV43+86
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Santa Maria Nebaj” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Municipio de Nebaj”
- Cebuano: “Nebaj”
- Chinese: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
- French: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
- German: “Santa María Nebaj”
- Italian: “Santa María Nebaj”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
- Polish: “Nebaj”
- Scots: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
- Spanish: “Nebaj”
- Spanish: “Santa María Nebaj”
- Swedish: “Municipio de Nebaj”
- Swedish: “Nebaj”
- Urdu: “سانتا ماریا نیباہ”
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