Arizona
State of Arizona Location of Arizona in the United States
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Arizona Southwestern United States , sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado , New Mexico , and Utah . It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix , which is the most populous state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties .
Arizona is the sixth-largest state by area and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. It is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union , achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain (Spanish Empire ), it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War , Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848, where the area became part of the New Mexico Territory . The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase .
Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir , and spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau ; mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains ); as well as large, deep canyons , with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff , Sunrise , and Tucson . In addition to the internationally known Grand Canyon National Park , which is one of the world's seven natural wonders , there are several national forests , national parks , and national monuments .
Arizona is home to a diverse population. About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes , including the Navajo Nation , the largest in the state and the country, with more than 300,000 citizens. Since the 1980s, the proportion of Hispanics has grown significantly owing to migration from Mexico and Central America. A substantial portion of the population are followers of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Arizona's population and economy have grown dramatically since the 1950s because of inward migration, and the state is now a major hub of the Sun Belt . Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K , have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona , Arizona State University , and Northern Arizona University . (Full article...
The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park Navajo : Diné Bikéyah binaaldeehii dóó chʼil danílʼínídi Window Rock, Arizona , the capital of the Navajo Nation . It is the only tribally owned zoological park in the United States and is notable among zoological facilities in that it labels its exhibits in the Navajo language .
Having been operated by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department since its inception in the early 1960s, the park became part of the Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife in September 2006. (Full article...
...that holiday mail seeking a Christmas postmark continued to be sent to Christmas, Arizona
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Frederick Russell Burnham British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa , and for teaching woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell in Rhodesia . Burnham helped inspire the founding of the international Scouting Movement .
Burnham was born on a Dakota Sioux Indian reservation in Minnesota, in the small village of Tivoli near the city of Mankato; there he learned the ways of Native Americans as a boy. By the age of 14, he was supporting himself in California, while also learning scouting from some of the last of the cowboys and frontiersmen of the American Southwest . Burnham had little formal education, never finishing high school. After moving to the Arizona Territory in the early 1880s, he was drawn into the Pleasant Valley War , a feud between families of ranchers and sheepherders. He escaped and later worked as a civilian tracker for the United States Army in the Apache Wars . Feeling the need for new adventures, Burnham took his family to southern Africa in 1893, seeing Cecil Rhodes 's Cape to Cairo Railway project as the next undeveloped frontier. (Full article...
The following are images from various Arizona-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Humphreys Peak seen on its western side from
U.S. Route 180 , with
Agassiz Peak in the background (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 2 Riparian forest along upper
Oak Creek Canyon (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 3 Sinagua cliff dwelling (
Montezuma Castle ), Arizona, built in around 1100 CE (from
History of Arizona )
Image 7 This ornate grain basket by Akimel O'odham dates from the early 20th century, showing the Native American dimension to the state's culture (from
History of Arizona )
Image 9 Hohokam pottery from Casa Grande (from
History of Arizona )
Image 10 The luxury
Harvey House hotel opened in 1905 overlooking the South Rim of the Grand Canyon; it remains in operation as the
El Tovar Hotel . (from
History of Arizona )
Image 12 The Gadsden Purchase (shown with present-day state boundaries and cities) (from
History of Arizona )
Image 14 Water delivered by the
Central Arizona Project 's canal. (from
History of Arizona )
Image 15 Major airfields in Arizona during World War II. (from
History of Arizona )
Image 16 Pinyon-juniper woodland near
Heber-Overgaard, Arizona . (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 17 Arizona municipalities (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 19 The location of Arizona in the United States (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 21 Grand Canyon South Rim at Sunset. (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 23 1903 editorial cartoon by
Bob Satterfield , depicting Arizona and New Mexico as crazed gunfighters intent on gaining access to the "
E pluribus unum tavern". (from
History of Arizona )
Image 24 Arizona Territory in 1866 (from
History of Arizona )
Image 25 Connor Hotel in Jerome (from
History of Arizona )
Image 27 Panorama of
Kinishba Ruins , an ancient
Mogollon great house. The Kinishba Ruins are one building that has over 600 rooms. (from
History of Arizona )
Image 29 1898 map of the Arizona Territory (from
History of Arizona )
Image 30 Arizona's average rainfall (from
Geography of Arizona )
Image 31 Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912 (from
History of Arizona )
Image 33 Fort Defiance, painted 1873 by
Seth Eastman (from
History of Arizona )
Image 34 Hourly re-enactment for tourists of the
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (from
History of Arizona )
Image 35 A map showing the extent of the Ancestral Puebloan, Hohokam, and Mogollon cultures within the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, all three of which were based in what is now Arizona and/or
New Mexico in around 1350 CE (from
History of Arizona )
Image 38 Inspiration Copper Company smelter at Miami, Arizona, c. 1915 (from
History of Arizona )
August 31, 2026 – 2026 Grand Canyon flood The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park , Arizona , United States , last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. (AFP via France 24)
August 30, 2026 – 2026 Grand Canyon flood The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona , United States. (Euronews)
August 29, 2026 – 2026 Grand Canyon flood A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona , United States , leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24)
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Nickname: The Grand Canyon StateCapital and largest city: Phoenix Governor: Katie Hobbs (D )Total area: 295,254 km2 (113,998 sq mi)Population (2020): 7,151,502Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1912Senators :Kyrsten Sinema (I ), Mark Kelly (D)Representatives :Tom O'Halleran (D), Ann Kirkpatrick (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Paul Gosar (R), Andy Biggs (R), David Schweikert (R), Ruben Gallego (D), Debbie Lesko (R), Greg Stanton (D)State symbols:
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