Fort Defiance, Arizona
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Fort Defiance, Arizona is a small community on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, historically centered around a 19th-century U.S. military fort and now serving as a regional hub for tribal government and services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Defiance, Arizona canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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populated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 928 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse | civilian community and service center ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,070 meters
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approximately 6,800 feet ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Navajo (Diné) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Navajo Nation government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | 19th-century U.S. Army fort ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCommunity | Navajo language speakers ⓘ |
| hasMajorInstitution |
Bureau of Indian Affairs offices
NERFINISHED
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Fort Defiance Indian Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Nation governmental offices ⓘ Tséhootsooí Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthcareSystem | Indian Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
abandonment of the military fort during the American Civil War
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establishment of U.S. Army Fort Defiance in 1851 ⓘ |
| historicalUse | U.S. military outpost in Navajo territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apache County, Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Nation capital region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Window Rock, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Defiance (historic U.S. Army post) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Gallup, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Navajo Nation government service network ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Native American ⓘ |
| postalCode | 86504 ⓘ |
| regionCode | US-AZ ⓘ |
| role |
regional hub for education services
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regional hub for health services ⓘ regional hub for tribal government ⓘ |
| servedBySchoolDistrict | Window Rock Unified School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | served by local Navajo Nation roads ⓘ |
| tribalJurisdiction | Navajo Nation courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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