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Canyon de Chelly National Monument (/ d ə ˈ ʃ eɪ / də-SHAY) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona , it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region.
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Canyon de Chelly is a National Park located in northeast Arizona, United States. Founded April 1, 1931, it preserves artifacts of the early Southwest Indian tribes that lived in the area, including the Navajo. The cliffs of the canyon are pockmarked with hand carved caves — the ruins of former villages.
Map of Navajo National Monument. Keet Seel or Kiet Siel (Kįtsʼiil), which stands for "broken pottery scattered around" [5] in Navajo, is a well preserved cliff dwelling of the ancient Ancestral Pueblo people located in a branch of the Tsegi Canyon in the Kayenta region. The site was first occupied at around 1250, during a time in which a ...
Its name is derived from the Navajo word ch'inili meaning 'where the waters came out. Its sources is in Canyon de Chelly National Monument where Canyon de Chelly and Canyon del Muerto have their confluence at an elevation of 5,616 feet at 36°08′35″N 109°29′17″W / 36.14306°N 109.48806°W / 36.14306; -109.
Chinle (Navajo: Chíńlį́) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States.The name in Navajo means ' flowing out ' and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly. [3]
Nearest town (modern name) Location Type Description Photo Unknown Anasazi: St. Michaels: End of Yellow Meadow Road, Navajo Nation: Single Dwelling: Ruins located on the Navajo Nation: Agate House: Holbrook: Ruins located in the Petrified Forest National Park: Antelope House: Canyon de Chelly Ruins located in Canyon de Chelly National Monument ...