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Sipán is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán (El Señor de Sipán), excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses beginning in 1987. The city of Sipán is dated from 50-700 AD the same time as the Moche Period.
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Šipan also Sipano is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Koločepski Channel; area ; The population is 500, the island is in length, and up to in width. It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is above sea level. Two limestone crests, the higher (Velji Vrh, 243 m) in the northeast and the lower in the southeast surround a dolomite depression, on which olives, figs, vine, carob-trees, almond-trees, oranges and citrus fruit are cultivated. There are two ports on the island, Suđurađ (San Giorgio) in the east, and Šipanska Luka (Porto Gippana) in the west. The island is also famed for its numerous palm tree species that grow on the island.
It was first mentioned by this name in documents of 1371.
In 1426 it became part of Ragusa.
Sipán is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru.
Sipan may also refer to:
- Šipan, a Croatian island
- Mount Sipan, a mountain near Lake Van
- Sipan, Armenia
- Sipán, Spain, a village in the municipality of Loporzano