montezuma castle national monument

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Definition of montezuma castle national monument in English English dictionary

National monument, central Arizona, U.S. Situated in the Verde River Valley, it occupies an area of 842 acres (341 hectares). Declared a national monument in 1906, it is the site of the country's best-preserved pre-Columbian Pueblo Indian cliff dwellings. The "castle" is a 5-story, 20-room adobe brick structure, dating from AD 1100, built into the cliff face about 80 ft (24 m) above the valley floor. To the northeast is Montezuma Well, a large sinkhole rimmed with communal dwellings

Hyphenation

montezuma cas·tle Na·tion·al mo·nu·ment

Turkish pronunciation

mäntîzumı käsıl näşnıl mänyumınt

Pronunciation

/ˌmäntəˈzo͞omə ˈkasəl ˈnasʜnəl ˈmänyo͞omənt/ /ˌmɑːntɪˈzuːmə ˈkæsəl ˈnæʃnəl ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/