Ak Komelik, Arizona
Ak Komelik is a populated place located in Pima County, Arizona. It is a village in the area of the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in the Papago Indian Reservation. The name means "flats" in the Papago language. The Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino is believed to have visited the village in 1698 and called it "Cubit Tubig". It has an estimated elevation of 2,034 feet (620 m) above sea level.
References
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Ak Komelik". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ak Komelik (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Place Names on the Papago, Gila Bend and San Xavier Indian Reservations, Volume 2. U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 1941. p. 1.
- ^ Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. p. 269. LCCN 59063657.
