Kinlichee, also known historically as Kin Li Chee, Kin-Li-Chee, or Kin-li-Chee, is a

populated place Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

situated in

Apache County Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns. Most of the county is occupied by part ...

, Arizona, United States, six miles north-northeast of Ganado. The current name was officially recognized as a result of a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1983. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. The name is derived from the Navajo ''kin dah lichi'i'', which means "red house up at an elevation". The location has a boarding school, Kin Dah Lichi'i Olta', which opened in its most recent incarnation in 1999. The town is also home to a unique bed and breakfast, Tse Li Gah Sinil. An octagonal log structure, the lodging establishment allows visitors to spend the night in a traditional Navajo hogan. Kinlichee was home to Nelson J. "Jerome" McCabe, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation. McCabe died in 2014, and is buried in the Kinlichee Community Cemetery.

Craig Curley Craig Curley is a Native American distance runner. Born in Kinlichee, Arizona, he grew up in a rural setting on the Navajo reservation. He was the fastest male high school runner in the state of Arizona during the 2005 cross country season. Cur ...

, a Native American distance runner, was also born in Kinlichee.

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