Sirani

For the village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Cerani.
Sirani
Sirani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,229 m (17,156 ft)
Coordinates 15°29′24.5″S 72°10′46.8″W / 15.490139°S 72.179667°W / -15.490139; -72.179667Coordinates: 15°29′24.5″S 72°10′46.8″W / 15.490139°S 72.179667°W / -15.490139; -72.179667 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Ch'ila

Sirani (Aymara sira fart, flatulence,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with flatulence", hispanicized spelling Cerani) is a mountain in the west of the Ch'ila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,229 metres (17,156 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Chachas and Choco.[4] Sirani lies northeast of the lake Chachas, south-east of the lake Quchap'unqu ("lake reservoir", Cochapunco) and south-west of the mountains Yuraq Q'asa and Q'asiri near the volcanic zone in the west.

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Cerani", retrieved on December 10, 2013
  2. ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo
  3. ↑ Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, a historical dictionary by Ludovico Bertonio (1612)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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