Timehri is a village in Guyana, located 41 kilometers to the south of the nation's capital Georgetown. The name "Timehri" is an Amerindian word meaning "paintings and drawings on the rock"[2]
Timehri contains the Cheddi Jagan International Airport which is the major international airport of the country. The airport used to be called Timehri International Airport.[3]
It is also home to the South Dakota Circuit where numerous international competitors meet and participate in motor racing events each year. The track is located on a former part of the airport.[4][5]
References
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Remembering Cheddi Jagan Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota Circuit". Silhouet.
- ^ "TRACKS: SOUTH DAKOTA". Guido de Carli.
