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Historical irrigation system used in the American Southwest
A zanja ([ˈsaŋxa], "water ditch" or "trench") is an archaic irrigation system used in the southwestern United States and that still occurs in various
Zanja
Historic aqueduct in Los Angeles, California
The Zanja Madre (Spanish: [ˈsaŋxa ˈmaðɾe], "Mother Trench") is the original aqueduct that brought water to the Pueblo de Los Angeles from the Río Porciúncula
Zanja_Madre
City and district in Amambay, Paraguay
Zanja Pytá (Guarani for 'Red Trench') is a city and district in Paraguay, located in the Amambay Department. It was previously part of the Pedro Juan
Zanja_Pytá
Topics referred to by the same term
Boca de la Zanja may refer to: Boca de la Zanja, another name for Boca Toma, a small dam in Argentina Boca de la Zanja, a lake in Puerto Rico This disambiguation
Boca_de_la_Zanja
United States historic place
The Mill Creek Zanja, also known as the Zankey, is a historic irrigation canal, or zanja, in Redlands, California. The Serrano people dug the canal in
Mill_Creek_Zanja
Argentine defense system
Zanja de Alsina (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋxa ðe alˈsina], Alsina's trench) were a system of trenches and wooden watchtowers (mangrullos) built in the
Zanja_de_Alsina
City in California, United States
crops and mandating permanent settlements. By 1820, a ditch, known as a zanja, was dug by conscripted native labor for the friars from Mill Creek to the
Redlands,_California
Soberanía española en Oceanía), Palau Museum, Koror, 1967 "El Gobierno zanja toda especulación sobre el mantenimiento de posesiones españolas en el Pacífico"
List_of_islands_of_Spain
Spanish colonial pueblo; predecessor to the city of Los Angeles
archaeological interest is the discovery of sections of the original brick lined Zanja Madre-the Mother Ditch, which was a "surface and underground" gravity fed
Pueblo_de_Los_Ángeles
1883–1906 gold rush in Argentina
Punta Arenas Zanja a Pique El Páramo Sloggett Bay Lennox Island Wollaston Islands Between 1883 and 1906 Tierra del Fuego experienced a gold rush attracting
Tierra_del_Fuego_Gold_Rush
1994 book by John Gilmore
Historical Genre Non-fiction true crime Published December 1994 Publisher Zanja Press (first edition) Amok Books Publication place United States Media type
Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder
Severed:_The_True_Story_of_the_Black_Dahlia_Murder
Barrio of Puerto Rico
Zanja is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,311. Zanja was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded
Zanja,_Camuy,_Puerto_Rico
Fantasy series by Laurie J. Marks
her tribe. Left the sole survivor, Zanja is captured, tortured, and left imprisoned and with a broken back. Zanja's path crosses with Karis, a half-Sainnite
Elemental_Logic
Raids by Mapuche warriors
occasionally fortresses, e.g. Fortaleza Protectora Argentina, as well as the Zanja de Alsina. This trench covered hundreds of kilometres across the Pampas
Malón
Geographical region in South America
Conquest of the Desert. To counter the cattle raids, a trench called the Zanja de Alsina was built by Argentina in the pampas in the 1870s. In the mid-19th
Patagonia
Woman's Building Woodley Park Young's Market Company Building Zamperini Field Zanja Madre Zankou Chicken Zen Center of Los Angeles Ziegler Estate Zuma Beach
List of tourist attractions in Los Angeles
List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Los_Angeles
River in California, United States
Creek, and Nojoqui Creek and Falls from the south, and Santa Agueda Creek, Zanja de Cota Creek, Alamo Pintado Creek and Zaca Creek from the north. West of
Santa_Ynez_River
Ward of Havana in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Barrio San Lázaro, an area bounded by Calle Infanta to the west, Calle Zanja to the south, Calle Belascoáin to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the
Cayo_Hueso,_Havana
Theoretical framework
Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Slater, Matthew H.; Yudell, Zanja, eds. (2017). Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science: New Essays. Oxford;
Conceptual_model
South American low grasslands
native peoples on horseback), Argentina constructed a deep trench, called Zanja de Alsina, to prevent cattle from being driven west and establish a boundary
Pampas
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
reservoirs connected to the city's system, Zanja Madre. When the city abandoned the non-pressurized zanja system for a pressurized pipe system, these
MacArthur_Park
1870s–1884 Argentine campaign in Patagonia
conquered territories. He also constructed the 374 km long trench named the zanja de Alsina ("trench of Alsina"). It was supposed to be a fortified border
Conquest_of_the_Desert
Former seat of the Congress of Cuba
Villanueva Railway. Map shows train path down present day Avenida Zanja.
National_Capitol_of_Cuba
Water shortages in Chile since 2010
Retrieved 2023-01-27. Zamarin, Felipe (2023-01-28). "Río Maipo vuelve a desembocar en el mar tras construcción de zanja para encauzar caudal". Radio Bío-Bío.
Chilean_water_crisis
Act of stealing cattle
cattle raiding, the Argentine government built a system of trenches called Zanja de Alsina in the 1870s. Most cattle raids ended after the military campaigns
Cattle_raiding
Canyon in Los Angeles, California, United States
Angeles magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2014. William Moore (1868). "Map of Zanja Madre, Los Angeles". Retrieved January 4, 2016. Cemetery Ravine is marked
Chavez_Ravine
Historic district in Los Angeles, United States
The "Old Plaza Church" facing Los Angeles Plaza, 1869. The brick reservoir in the middle of the Plaza was the original terminus of the Zanja Madre
Olvera_Street
Historic Catholic church in Los Angeles, California
brick reservoir in the middle of the Plaza was the original terminus of the Zanja Madre The entrance of Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles (La Placita Church)Chapel
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
La_Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Señora_la_Reina_de_los_Ángeles
Wall or barrier at national boundaries
through the Province of Biobío, Region of Biobío and the Region of Araucanía. Zanja de Alsina, built in the 1870s along the southern frontier of Argentina The
Border_barrier
Territorial settlement
Aires. In the 1870s, Argentina built a more than 500-km long trench called Zanja de Alsina, which Argentina had undertaken during the Conquest of the Desert
Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina
Boundary_Treaty_of_1881_between_Chile_and_Argentina
Courtyard in Havana, Cuba
heart of the Barrio Chino was the Plaza del Vapor on el Cuchillo de Zanja (Zanja Canal). The strip was a pedestrian-only street adorned with lanterns
Plaza_del_Vapor,_Havana
American underground filmmaker, actor and artist
George and Mike Kuchar, Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool (Berkeley CA: Zanja Pr Dangerous Concepts, 1997) ISBN 0-915906-34-1 Art House Science Fiction
Mike_Kuchar
Irrigation and navigation channel in Spain
Imperial de Aragón; Aragoiko Kanal Inperiala) is a 110-kilometre (68 mi) zanja and navigation canal built from 1776 to 1790 between Fontellas (Navarre)
Imperial_Canal_of_Aragon
Shallow channel cut by water
time. Aqueduct Chute (gravity) Flume Gully Leat Ravine Valley Pedosphere Zanja Madre Fullen, M.A. & A.H. Reed. 1987. Rill Erosion on Arable Loamy Sands
Rill
Historic building in Los Angeles, California
Francisco tended a garden and a vineyard in the rear courtyard. The nearby Zanja Madre (literally "Mother Ditch") was a main water aqueduct and irrigation
Ávila_Adobe
Structure constructed to convey water
because it cannot be shut down during construction. Water portal Acequia Zanja Qanat Earthquake engineering Goldfields Water Supply Scheme Leat List of
Aqueduct_(water_supply)
18th-century Spanish mission in California
Catholic Church in 1854; survey depicts the church, cemetery, residence, granary, vineyard, "garden and orchard" and a "water conductor," possibly a zanja
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission_San_Fernando_Rey_de_España
Unincorporated community in California, United States
they decided to move upstream along the community aqueduct (called the zanja, Spanish for ditch) in order to gain more milling power from the water flow
Crafton,_California
President of Chile (born 1966)
Matias (5 December 2021). "Kast: el candidato chileno que quiere construir zanjas en las fronteras con Perú y Bolivia". Ojo Público (in Spanish). Retrieved
José_Antonio_Kast
Spanish Californian (1751–1831)
and graze his cattle on what became Rancho San Rafael, also known as La Zanja. Corporal Verdugo's grant consisted of eight square leagues (36,402 acres
José_María_Verdugo
Chilean politician
(2023-01-28). "Río Maipo vuelve a desembocar en el mar tras construcción de zanja para encauzar caudal". Radio Bío-Bío. "Chile: Authorities must protect Rodrigo
Rodrigo_Mundaca
Spanish footballer (born 1997)
Retrieved 26 March 2024. Alberola, Andreu (26 October 2017). "Marcelino zanja una vez más el caso Rafa Mir" [Marcelino ends the Rafa Mir affair yet again]
Rafa_Mir
Municipality in Michoacán, Mexico
change to Gabriel Zamora, the municipality was known as a Hacienda de La Zanja. It was purchased by Dante Cusi and renamed Lombardia, after his native
Gabriel_Zamora
River in Argentina and Chile
Chile, which it follows and then crosses. The Vizcachas, together with the Zanja Honda Stream and the Guillermo River, empty into the Serrano River, which
Vizcachas_River
Town and municipality in Puerto Rico
Ciénagas Membrillo Piedra Gorda Puente Puertos Quebrada Santiago Yeguada Zanja Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil
Camuy,_Puerto_Rico
Official in charge of water management
who maintains a zanja (water trench). The position originally involved the maintenance and management of the trenches, such as Zanja Madre, which brought
Zanjero_of_Los_Angeles
Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States of America
LAUSD, 13000 Venice Boulevard Phoenix Continuation School, LAUSD, 12971 Zanja Street Grand View Boulevard Elementary in School, LAUSD Mar Vista Elementary
Mar_Vista,_Los_Angeles
District and city in Paraguarí, Paraguay
Many streams flows through this district, among them the Ñandupay, the Zanja Jú, the Tobatinguá, the Yacarey, the Tacuary, the Itary, the Mbusyi and
Quiíndy
Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996
llamar Isidoro". "Está bien; para nosotros serás Isidoro en lo sucesivo", zanja Llopis. González, Felipe; Cebrián, Juan Luis (19 April 2002). El futuro
Felipe_González
Historic site in Loma Linda, California
ranching in the area. The Guachama were taught to farm and care for cattle. Zanja trenches were made to bring water to more farm land. Guachama Rancheria
Guachama_Rancheria
1899 treaty between Germany and Spain
españolas en el Pacífico" (in Spanish). Lqt Defensa. 3 March 2012. "El Gobierno zanja toda especulación sobre el mantenimiento de posesiones españolas en el Pacífico"
German–Spanish_Treaty_(1899)
Railroad passenger station in California, US
was renovated into the Los Angeles State Historic Park. "Not A Cornfield" Zanja Madre "Uncovered railroad ruins in L.A." ABC7. September 9, 2008. Retrieved
River_Station
Place in Guairá, Paraguay
following streams: Mangrullo Baba Pacobá Curuzú Ycuá Porá Morotí Gasory Itacarú Zanja Pytá Cabayuby The main social-demographic indicators in the district report:
Paso_Yobai
18th-century Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
created reservoirs and an irrigation ditch (sometimes called an acequia or zanja) "in many places as much as six feet deep...cut in the sandstone to conduct
Misión_Santa_Gertrudis
18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California
complete without mention of their extensive water supply systems. Stone zanjas (aqueducts, sometimes spanning miles, brought fresh water from a nearby
Spanish missions in California
Spanish_missions_in_California
2nd Vice President of Argentina
began with the creation of a two meter deep, three meter wide trench called zanja de Alsina to prevent the free movement of horses and stolen cattle. Alsina
Adolfo_Alsina
Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US
runs north–south on Walgrove Avenue to the neighborhood's eastern apex at Zanja Street, thus including the Penmar Golf Course but excluding Venice High
Venice,_Los_Angeles
Water supply system developed in ancient Iran
The zanjas and acequias of the Americas are qanats by way of Spanish colonization.
Qanat
Former dam in Los Angeles County, California, US
accomplished by diverting water from the river through a series of ditches called zanjas. At that time, a private water company, the Los Angeles City Water Company
St._Francis_Dam
Historical irrigation ditch in New Mexico
Library of Congress holds an archive of photographic prints of the acequia. Zanja Madre (Los Angeles) "Acequia Madre". Historic Santa Fe Foundation. Retrieved
Acequia_Madre_(Santa_Fe)
Restaurant in California, United States
on the site for the Plaza project, a 100-foot-long (30 m) section of the Zanja Madre was found and destroyed by rushed and careless work to clear the development
Little_Joe's
Neighborhood in Havana, Cuba
in 1858. At the end of the 19th century, Chinese immigrants settled in Zanja Street and Dragons Street where, from 1874 onward, they established businesses
Havana_Chinatown
Government of Chile, 2026–
efectos tras puesta en marcha de Plan Escudo Fronterizo y excavación de zanjas en límite con Perú" [The effects following the implementation of the Border
Presidency of José Antonio Kast
Presidency_of_José_Antonio_Kast
3rd President of Argentina
prevent further incursions, he ordered the construction of the so-called Zanja de Alsina: a line of fortines linked by a trench 3.50 metres wide and 2
Nicolás_Avellaneda
Peruvian novelist and writer (1936–2025)
Matias (5 December 2021). "Kast: el candidato chileno que quiere construir zanjas en las fronteras con Perú y Bolivia". Ojo Público (in Spanish). Retrieved
Mario_Vargas_Llosa
Native American people of California
as the Asistencia in Redlands, California. The Serrano built Mill Creek Zanja here, an irrigation system which provided water for most of the region.
Serrano_people
largely dying Barrio Chino — called Barrio Chino de La Habana — on Calle Zanja, in Havana. After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, many Chinese Cuban entrepreneurs
Chinatowns in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chinatowns_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean
Department of Paraguay
divided in 6 districts: Bella Vista Capitán Bado Karapaí Pedro Juan Caballero Zanja Pytá Cerro Corá For a long time, the land was occupied by the natives of
Amambay_Department
Boca Toma, also called Boca de la Zanja, is a small weir on the Chubut River in Chubut Province, Argentina completed in 1919. It is a wall that causes
Boca_Toma_Weir
Yatytay Yby Pytá Ybycuí Ybytimí Yegros Ygatimi Yhú Ypacaraí Ypané Ypehú Yuty Zanja Pytá List of cities and towns in Paraguay by population List of cities by
List of cities and towns in Paraguay
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Paraguay
Former Argentinian railway company
Northern had previously taken over North Argentine Railway in 1909. Boca de Zanja station, Chubut Trelew station, c. 1900. A train arriving km. 3 in Chubut
Argentine_State_Railway
rivers. The first settlers built a water system consisting of ditches (zanjas) leading from the river through the middle of town and into the farmlands
History_of_Los_Angeles
Topics referred to by the same term
Millcreek (UTA station), a transit station in South Salt Lake, Utah Mill Creek Zanja, California All pages with titles containing Mill Creek All pages with titles
Mill_Creek
Dry watercourse with flow after rain
irrigation, farmers traditionally relied on small constructed arroyos, acequias, zanjas or aqueduct channels and ditches for the distribution of water. An example
Arroyo_(watercourse)
Village in Artigas Department, Uruguay
track Salto - Bella Unión passes through the village. Its earlier name was "Zanja Honda" and it was declared as "Pueblo" by the Act of Ley 3.455 on 3 May
Tomás_Gomensoro,_Artigas
Town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
city, have shallow valleys and extension, unlike the micro basins Coyal, Zanja Honda, Quebrada Portachuelo and Yegüera that are deep and greater extent
Girardot,_Cundinamarca
City in Cordillera, Paraguay
area are these localities: Candia San Vicente Gral. Bernardino Caballero Zanja hú Comandante Ojeda Caacupemí Tacuaty Mbururú Candia Loma Catumbey Cauguá
Atyrá
Chilean politician
de la Región Metropolitana: no vivir detrás de un muro ni separarnos con zanjas"". The Clinic. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025. "Preuss "Quizás no
Nicolás_Preuss
Landform in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
ecologically sensitive area with grasslands and wildlife. The San Rafael de la Zanja Land Grant lies in the valley center just north of Lochiel. The Nature Conservancy
San_Rafael_Valley
Place in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Grosso do Sul. The city lies on the border with the Paraguayan city of Zanja Pytá in the Amambay Department. "Sanga Puitã". Retrieved 7 June 2018. Distritos
Sanga_Puitã
State historic park in Los Angeles County, California, United States
state park in 2001. In 2001, a 5-foot section (1.5 m) of the historical Zanja Madre irrigation canal was uncovered. In 2005, the former industrial site
Los Angeles State Historic Park
Los_Angeles_State_Historic_Park
Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer
(in Spanish). 31 December 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026. "Lola Índigo zanja la polémica del doblaje de 'Space Jam 2': "Pido perdón al gremio, no cobraré""
Lola_Índigo
Mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in California, United States
rancho, known officially by the name San Rafael but informally called "La Zanja" by Verdugo. The rancho's boundaries were primarily defined by the Verdugo
Verdugo_Mountains
Mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in California, United States
or cattle ranch. In 1820, a 12-mile-long (19 km) irrigation ditch or "zanja" was dug using Native American labor to furnish water from Mill Creek, a
San_Bernardino_Mountains
the conflict in Argentina. To counter the cattle raids a trench called Zanja de Alsina was built by Argentina in the pampas in the 1870s. The use of
Camino_de_los_chilenos
Cemetery located in California, U.S.
creek a half block north of College Street and the toma (intake of the Zanja Madre) beyond the northern edge of town. That cemetery was named Calvary
Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles)
Calvary_Cemetery_(Los_Angeles)
verbal opposition against the activities of Buenaventura's gold mine La Zanja. After corporate and government authorities failed to acknowledge their
Mineral_industry_of_Peru
Public square in Downtown Los Angeles
Reyes ran through what is now the square.Canals distributing water from the Zanja Madre were adjacent. In 1866 the site was dedicated as a public square by
Pershing_Square_(Los_Angeles)
Neighborhood in Havana, Cuba
initially occupied the area bounded by Calle Infanta to the west, Calle Zanja to the south, Calle Belascoáin to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the
Barrio_de_San_Lázaro,_Havana
Election in the Spanish region of Andalusia
the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020. "Susana Díaz zanja el debate sobre su candidatura a las primarias del PSOE". El País (in Spanish)
2015 Andalusian regional election
2015_Andalusian_regional_election
Former grist mill in San Marino, California
building's exterior corners. Water was brought to the mill in an open ditch (zanja) from Los Robles and Kewen Canyons, and stored in a large cistern. For the
El_Molino_Viejo
Bolivian politician (born 1979)
2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022. "'El gobernador sigue siendo Camacho', zanja el asesor de gestión de la institución". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz
Luis_Fernando_Camacho
Engineer and builder of the Los Angeles Aqueduct (1855–1935)
water was delivered to Pueblo de Los Angeles in a large, open ditch, the Zanja Madre. The man who tended the ditch was known as a zanjero. In 1880, Mulholland
William_Mulholland
One of the largest Californian ranchos
Corporal Nieto with 167,000 acres (680 km2). At first it was called La Zanja, but later it was known simply as Rancho Los Nietos. Upon Manuel Nieto's
Rancho_Los_Nietos
Overview of the Spanish prime minister
Retrieved 7 December 2023. Hernández, Marisol (17 October 2023). "Albares zanja el choque diplomático con Israel mientras Belarra insiste: "Es un genocidio""
Premiership_of_Pedro_Sánchez
Avenue in Lima, Peru
contemplated the construction of an uneven highway (a large "ditch", or zanja in Spanish, for what the members of the Aprista party pejoratively called
Paseo_de_la_República_Avenue
Mountain in Peru
(Quechua sankha cliff, ukru hole, pit, hollow, "cliff hole", also spelled Zanja Ucro) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which
Sankha_Ukru
Paraguayan Primera División season
(in Spanish). D10. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025. "Nacional zanja el ciclo de Bernay a horas de estrenarse en la Libertadores" [Nacional ditch
2025_Copa_de_Primera
Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico
Jardín Encantado. Parroquia de San Cristóbal. Bosque La Zanja. Bosque Las Charandas. Bosque El Chacal. Sierra Del Tigre. La Cañada. Cascada El Salto.
Mazamitla
Control Act of 1948: (1) San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona; (2) Mission Zanja Creek, Redlands, California; (3) Salt and Eel Rivers, California; (4) Monroe
Water Resources Development Act of 1986
Water_Resources_Development_Act_of_1986
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Girl/Female
Latin American French
Laurel tree or sweet bay tree (symbols of honour and victory).
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Australian, French, Polish
Man; Warrior
Boy/Male
Muslim
Proficient, Skilful
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Rich.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name from any of numerous places, for example in Derbyshire, Devon, Hampshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire, and Surrey, named in Old English as ‘mill ford’, from mylen ‘mill’ (see Mill) + ford ‘ford’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair ‘descendant of Maolgfhoghmhair’, a personal name meaning ‘chief of harvest’. The Gaelic name was first Anglicized as Mullover, which was later assimilated to Milford.
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Nice; Beautiful
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Peaceful, Little rock, Latin, Wool, Greek, Hawaiian, Buoyant, To be gentle, Soft, Tender
Boy/Male
Muslim
True Believer. Orthodox.
Girl/Female
Australian, Netherlands, Polish
Bitter
Boy/Male
Muslim
The firm one, The authoritative
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