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اوسویوس
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Osoyoos (, ) is the southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak. The town is north of the United States border in Washington and is adjacent to the Osoyoos Indian reserve. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word sw̓iw̓s (pronounced "soo-yoos") meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language (''Syilx'tsn). The "O-" prefix is not indigenous in origin and was attached by settler-promoters wanting to harmonize the name with other place names beginning with O in the Okanagan region (Oliver, Omak, Oroville, Okanogan). There was a local
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Osoyoos
- Settlement.official_name
- Town of Osoyoos
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.motto
- "Canada's warmest welcome"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- OsoyoosBC.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town of Osoyoos
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada British Columbia#Canada
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Osoyoos
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Okanagan / Boundary
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Regional District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Okanagan-Similkameen
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sue McKortoff
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Homepage | Osoyoos | Canada's warmest welcome
osoyoos.ca →Link to the official site · 3,243 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Country
- Canada
- Area
- 8.76
- Elevation
- 283
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Body of water
- Osoyoos Lake
- Shares border with
- Oliver
- Official website
- www.osoyoos.ca
- Image
- OsoyoosBC.JPG
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- Commons category
- Osoyoos
- inception
- 1946-01-14
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5 mapped locations