Valley of Mexico

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The Valley of Mexico is a highland basin in central Mexico that historically hosted several major pre-Columbian civilizations and today contains the country’s largest urban concentration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
highland basin
valley
archaeologicalSites Cuicuilco
Templo Mayor
Tenochtitlan remains
Teotihuacan
Tlatelolco
boundedBy Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Sierra de Pachuca
Sierra de Tepotzotlán
Sierra de las Cruces
climate subtropical highland climate in much of the basin
contains Iztaccíhuatl volcano vicinity
Mexico City
Mexico City metropolitan area
Nevado de Toluca vicinity
Popocatépetl volcano vicinity
State of Mexico urban areas
former Lake Chalco
former Lake Texcoco basin
former Lake Xaltocan
former Lake Xochimilco
former Lake Zumpango
parts of Hidalgo state
country Mexico
drainageModifiedBy colonial and modern drainage works
elevation approximately 2200 m above sea level
approximately 7300 ft above sea level
hasFeature endorheic basin characteristics
volcanic surrounding mountains
historicallyHosted Aztec civilization
linked to: Aztec Empire

Mexica city-states
linked to: Tenochtitlan

Teotihuacan civilization
Texcoco polity
Tlacopan polity
Toltec civilization
hydrology artificial drainage to the Tula River basin
knownFor land subsidence due to groundwater extraction
pre-Columbian chinampa agriculture
severe air pollution problems
languageRegionPreColumbian Nahuatl
linked to: Nahuan languages
largestUrbanConcentrationIn Mexico
locatedIn Central Mexico
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
majorCity Ecatepec de Morelos
linked to: Tlalnepantla de Baz

Mexico City
Naucalpan de Juárez
Nezahualcóyotl
populationRank one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world
wasCenterOf Aztec Empire
Aztec Triple Alliance
linked to: Aztec Empire
wasSceneOf Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

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Mexico City locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Mexico City locatedIn Central Mexico
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Álvaro Obregón locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Benito Juárez locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Mexico City International Airport serves Valley of Mexico
Zócalo region Valley of Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico City borough) locatedIn Valley of Mexico
subject linked to: Miguel Hidalgo
Venustiano Carranza locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt contains Valle de México
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Historic Centre of Mexico City locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Xochimilco locatedOnTerrainFeature Valley of Mexico
Cuajimalpa de Morelos isPartOf Valley of Mexico
Iztacalco locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Iztapalapa locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Tenochtitlan founding legend setIn Valley of Mexico
Tenochtitlan locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Mexico City Metro locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Texcoco, Mexico historicalRegion Valley of Mexico
Triple Alliance locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Río Magdalena isPartOf Magdalena River basin (Valley of Mexico)
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Los Dinamos Park partOf Valley of Mexico
subject linked to: Los Dinamos park
Sierra de las Cruces separates Valley of Mexico
Sierra de las Cruces drainsTo Valley of Mexico endorheic basin
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Southwest Mexico City locatedIn Valley of Mexico
subject linked to: southwest Mexico City
Central Mexico contains Valley of Mexico
Central Mexico contains Basin of Mexico
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Battle of Otumba location Valley of Mexico
Teotihuacan civilization locatedIn Basin of Mexico
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Mexican Plateau contains Valley of Mexico
Mexican Plateau contains Basin of Mexico
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Distrito Federal locatedOn Valley of Mexico
Plaza de la Constitución culturalRegion Valley of Mexico
Barrio de Santa Catarina partOf Valle de México
linked to: Valley of Mexico
MMMX regionServed Valley of Mexico
Balbuena Military Airport locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Mexico City International Airport servesRegion Valley of Mexico
subject linked to: MEX
Glorieta de Colón region Valley of Mexico
Glorieta de la Estela de Luz region Valley of Mexico
Calzada de los Misterios hasRegion Valley of Mexico
Lake Texcoco locatedIn Valley of Mexico
Lake Texcoco majorDrainageProjects Desagüe del Valle de México
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Mexico City–Puebla highway locatedIn Valley of Mexico region
linked to: Valley of Mexico
Tepeyac Hill region Valley of Mexico
Nezahualcóyotl isPartOfRegion Valley of Mexico
Cuauhtémoc borough locatedIn Valley of Mexico
former Lake Chalco locatedIn Valley of Mexico