La Chaveña (the Keyhole) is a

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in the

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Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( , ; "Juárez City"), commonly referred to as just Juárez (Lipan language, Lipan: ''Tsé Táhú'ayá''), is the most populous city in the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. It was k ...

in the

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of Chihuahua, which borders the

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. It is on the northwest side of the city. Having been established before 1912, it is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. La Chaveña is a

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neighborhood, and it is characterized by the hundreds of discount shops known as ''los Cerrajeros'' (the Locksmiths) located in the area, specifically on the ''Revolución'' strip, where customers and merchants haggle in the most traditional market fashion on the prices of products and services. It is also the location of two emblematic landmarks of the city: *
la Escuela Revolución
' (the Revolution School), a primary school inaugurated in 1939 by Mexican president

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* ''la Pila de la Chaveña'' (the Font of the Keyhole), a

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regarded by ''juarenses'' (inhabitants of Ciudad Juárez) as a meeting point; its original focal point was a font that was built between 1895 and 1896, which was later replaced with a fountain

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Ciudad Juárez Populated places in Chihuahua (state) {{Chihuahua-geo-stub