''Temescal'', ''Temascal'' and ''Temazcal'' are all forms of the
Nahuatl
Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...
word which refers to a type of
sweat lodge
A sweat lodge is a low profile hut, typically dome-shaped or oblong, and made with natural materials. The structure is the ''lodge'', and the ceremony performed within the structure may be called by some cultures a purification ceremony or simply ...
used by indigenous
Mesoamericans
Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America. It extends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. ...
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Temescal, Temascal, or Temazcal might also refer to:
Mexico
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Temascal, Oaxaca
Temascal is a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca which is the seat of the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. The name ''Soyaltepec'' means "hill of palm trees" in Náhuatl but the ...
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Temazcal Limestone
United States
Alameda County, California
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Temescal, Oakland, California
Temescal is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Oakland, California, located in North Oakland, and centered on Telegraph Avenue. The neighborhood derives its name from Temescal Creek, a significant watercourse in the city.
History
Temescal was o ...
, a neighborhood
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Temescal Creek (Northern California)
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Lake Temescal
Lake Temescal is a small reservoir in the Oakland hills, in northeastern Oakland, California. It is the centerpiece of Temescal Regional Recreation Area, also known as Temescal Regional Park (and originally, Lake Temescal Regional Park). It is a p ...
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Temescal Regional Park
Temescal Regional Recreation Area (TRRA), formerly Lake Temescal Regional Park, is a regional park in the Berkeley Hills, in northeastern Oakland, California. The TRRA encompasses , abutting SR 24, SR13, and the interchange connecting the two hig ...
, the park surrounding Lake Temescal.
Los Angeles & Ventura Counties, California
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Rancho Temescal
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Temescal Canyon, Los Angeles County
Riverside County, California
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Rancho Temescal (Serrano)
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Temescal Canyon
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Temescal Canyon High School (Lake Elsinore, California)
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Temescal Creek (Riverside County)
* Temescal Freeway, a name for
California State Route 71
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Temescal Mountains
Temescal Mountains, also known as the Sierra Temescal (Spanish for " sweat lodge range"), are one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Peninsular Ranges in western Riverside County, in Southern California in the United States. They extend ...
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Temescal Valley (California), a valley
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Temescal Valley, California
Temescal Valley (''Temescal'', Spanish for "sweat lodge") is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Temescal Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Temescal Valley's population was 22,535.
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Temescal Butterfield stage station
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Temescal, Corona, California, the settlement that grew up around Temescal Station
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