“Nohoch Mul” means “great mound” in Yucatec Maya

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Nohoch Mul pyramid is a towering ancient Maya structure at the Coba archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and one of the tallest pyramids in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya pyramid ⓘ
archaeological structure ⓘ
access reachable by sacbeob (Maya causeways) from other parts of Coba ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya architecture ⓘ
associatedSite Coba ⓘ
builtBy Maya people ⓘ
linked to: Maya peoples
constructedBefore Spanish conquest of Yucatán ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
elevationType step pyramid ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
religious structure ⓘ
governingBody Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
hasPlatform summit platform ⓘ
hasStairs yes ⓘ
hasStepCount multiple steep stone steps ⓘ
hasView panoramic view over surrounding jungle from summit ⓘ
heightRanking one of the tallest Maya pyramids in the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
one of the tallest pre-Hispanic structures in the northern Maya lowlands ⓘ
heritage pre-Columbian ⓘ
heritageStatus protected archaeological monument of Mexico ⓘ
isPartOf Coba archaeological zone open to visitors ⓘ
languageOfName Yucatec Maya ⓘ
locatedIn Coba archaeological site ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Quintana Roo ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
meaningOfName great mound ⓘ
nameEtymologyLanguage Yucatec Maya ⓘ
nameScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
nearbySettlement Cobá village ⓘ
linked to: Cobá
partOf Coba ⓘ
Nohoch Mul group ⓘ
linked to: Grupo Nohoch Mul
period Classic Maya period ⓘ
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
religion Maya religion ⓘ
terrain lowland tropical forest ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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