Sayil

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Ancient site.name: Sayil
Ancient site.image: Palacio Sayil.jpg
Ancient site.image_size: 300px
Ancient site.caption: The Grand Palace of Sayil
Ancient site.map_type: Mesoamerica
Ancient site.map_caption: Location within Mesoamerica
Ancient site.location: Yucatán, Mexico
Ancient site.region: Yucatán
Ancient site.built: 800 AD
Ancient site.abandoned: 1000 AD
Ancient site.epochs: Late Classic to Terminal Classic.
Ancient site.cultures: Maya civilization
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 791
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 1996
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria: Cultural: i, ii, iii

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Area: 286.21
Image: Palacio Sayil.jpg

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Location
Population
History
Rediscovery
The site
Archaeological investigations
Site description
Gallery
Chac II
Monuments
See also
Notes
References
External links

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Sayil was a pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. It is located in the Mexican state of Yucatán, in the southwest of the state, south of Uxmal. Sayil, Kabah and Labna were incorporated together with Uxmal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.