Morazán Department

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Morazán Department is a northeastern region of El Salvador known for its mountainous terrain, historical role in the civil war, and sites such as El Mozote.

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Morazán Department canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of El Salvador
administrativeDivisionOf El Salvador
surface form: Republic of El Salvador
capital San Francisco Gotera
contains Cerro Cacahuatique mountain area
Torola River
containsSettlement Arambala
Guatajiagua
Jocoro
Meanguera
Perquín
San Francisco Gotera
Sociedad
Yamabal
containsSite El Mozote massacre
surface form: El Mozote

El Mozote massacre
surface form: El Mozote massacre memorial
country El Salvador
hasBorderWith Cabañas Department
Honduras
La Unión Department
San Miguel Department
hasMunicipality Arambala
Chilanga
Corinto
Delicias de Concepción
El Divisadero
Gualococti
Guatajiagua
Jocoaitique
Jocoro
Lolotiquillo
Meanguera
Osicala
Perquín
San Carlos
San Fernando
San Francisco Gotera
San Isidro
San Simón
Sensembra
Sociedad
Torola
Yamabal
Yoloaiquín
hasTourismType ecotourism
historical tourism
historicalEvent El Mozote massacre
historicalRole important stronghold of FMLN guerrillas during Salvadoran Civil War
knownFor El Mozote massacre
surface form: El Mozote massacre site

mountainous terrain
role in Salvadoran Civil War
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn northeastern El Salvador
namedAfter José Francisco Morazán Quezada
surface form: Francisco Morazán
partOf eastern El Salvador
terrainFeature mountainous
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
utcOffset −06:00

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El Mozote massacre location Morazán Department
Atlacatl Battalion operatedIn Morazán Department