Kirani (Peru)

For the village in Pakistan, see Kirani.
Kirani
Kirani

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°21′29″S 70°47′31″W / 15.35806°S 70.79194°W / -15.35806; -70.79194Coordinates: 15°21′29″S 70°47′31″W / 15.35806°S 70.79194°W / -15.35806; -70.79194
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Kirani (Aymara kira stick for the roof; rope,[2][3] -ni a suffix, hispanicized spelling Quirane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratia District. Kirani lies northeast of Yanawara, east of Ananta Lake.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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