Oaxaca Valley

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The Oaxaca Valley is a fertile highland region in southern Mexico that served as the heartland of the ancient Zapotec civilization and remains a culturally rich area known for its indigenous communities and archaeological sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
valley ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Mixtec ⓘ
Zapotec ⓘ
capitalOfStateLocatedIn Oaxaca City ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca
climate temperate ⓘ
contains Atzompa archaeological site ⓘ
Dainzú ⓘ
Lambityeco ⓘ
Mitla ⓘ
Monte Albán ⓘ
Yagul ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
drainedBy Atoyac River ⓘ
Salado River ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fertile highland basin ⓘ
hasSubregion Etla Valley ⓘ
Ocotlán Valley ⓘ
linked to: Zimatlán Valley

Tlacolula Valley ⓘ
Zimatlán Valley ⓘ
heartlandOf Zapotec civilization ⓘ
importantFor Mesoamerican cultural history ⓘ
development of Zapotec urbanism ⓘ
development of Zapotec writing ⓘ
indigenousGroup Mixtec people ⓘ
Zapotec people ⓘ
knownFor archaeological sites ⓘ
beans cultivation ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ
indigenous communities ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
squash cultivation ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
traditional crafts ⓘ
languageRegion Spanish ⓘ
Zapotec languages ⓘ
linked to: Zapotec
locatedIn Oaxaca ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
majorCity Oaxaca City ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca
partOf Sierra Madre del Sur region ⓘ
prehistoricOccupation Classic period ⓘ
Formative period ⓘ
Postclassic period ⓘ
regionType Mesoamerican cultural area ⓘ
tourismAttraction Mitla archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Mitla

Monte Albán archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Monte Albán

traditional villages ⓘ

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Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zapotec civilization → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Monte Albán → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Oaxaca → hasValleyRegion → Valles Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec → subregion → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca → hasEstateLocation → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Papaloapan River → drains → Valleys of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Lambityeco → locatedIn → Valles Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Yagul → locatedIn → Valles Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec people → significantPopulationIn → Valles Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Dainzú → locatedIn → Valle Centrales de Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Dainzú → partOf → Valley of Oaxaca archaeological region ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Mitla → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Main Plaza → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Danzantes reliefs → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Zapotec script → usedInRegion → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Zapotec script → geographicFocus → Central Valleys of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Region of Valles Centrales → administrativeRole → central region of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca → locatedIn → Central Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Bènizàa → hasCulturalRegion → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Cloud People → historicalCenter → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Late Formative period → associatedWith → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Mexican Federal Highway 175 → regionServed → Oaxaca Central Valleys ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zapotecs → locatedIn → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Etla Valley → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Atzompa archaeological site → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Atzompa archaeological site → region → Oaxaca Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Atzompa archaeological site → hasViewOf → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Tlacolula arm of the Valley of Oaxaca → partOf → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zimatlán Valley → partOf → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Zimatlán Valley → subregionOf → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Salado River → drainageBasinOf → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Salado River → flowsThrough → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Salado River → drains → Oaxaca Valley region ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Sierra Madre del Sur region → contains → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur region → hasValley → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Atoyac River → flowsThrough → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Atoyac River → region → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl → locatedIn → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl → locatedInValleySector → eastern Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Arroyo Group → locatedInValley → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Ballcourts at Monte Albán → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Monte Albán → overlooks → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
San José Mogote → partOf → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Etla Municipality → partOf → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Oaxaca City historic center → locatedIn → Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
Guilá Naquitz cave → locatedIn → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
subject linked to: Guila Naquitz cave
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Auditorio Guelaguetza → hasView → Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca Valley