Umana Yana
The Umana Yana is a conical palm thatched hut erected for the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference in Georgetown, Guyana in August 1972 as a V.I.P. lounge and recreation centre.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red House and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Red House
Photo: Ian Mackenzie, CC BY 2.0.
Red House located in Kingston, Georgetown, was the official residence of the Colonial Secretary and later the Premier of British Guiana. As of 22 March 2000, it houses the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre. Red House is situated 180 metres south of Umana Yana.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Hospital
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is a Catholic hospital. It is Located on Parade Street, Kingston in Georgetown, Guyana. It was established by the members of the Sword of the Spirit movement and was officially opened in 1945. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is situated 330 metres southeast of Umana Yana.
State House
Public building
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
State House located in Georgetown, is the official residence of the president of Guyana. It was previously the official residence of the governor of British Guiana before the colony gained independence and became Guyana. State House is situated 780 metres south of Umana Yana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.
Stabroek
Neighborhood
Stabroek is a ward in the centre of Georgetown, Guyana, having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.
Providence
Hamlet
Providence is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, on the east bank of the Demerara River, located at, altitude 1 metre. Providence is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Providence is situated 7 km south of Umana Yana.
Plaisance
Town
Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Plaisance is situated 8 km east of Umana Yana.
Umana Yana
- Type: Monument
- Description: conical thatched hut in Georgetown, Guyana
- Categories: fixed construction and historic site
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.82451° or 6° 49′ 28″ northLongitude
-58.16254° or 58° 9′ 45″ westLevels
1Open location code
68R3RRFP+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 403108105OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7881081
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In Other Languages
“Umana Yana” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Умана-яна”
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