Zinal

{{for|the village in Iran|Zinal, Iran}}

{{Infobox Swiss town

| subject_name = Zinal

| image_photo = Zinal depuis Le Belvédère.jpg

| coordinates = {{coord|46|08|N|7|37|E|display=inline,title}}

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| municipality_type = former

| within_municipality = Anniviers

| canton = Valais

| iso-code-region = CH-VS

| district = Sierre

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| area = 0

| elevation = 1675

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Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of {{convert|1675|m}} above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. With the Dent Blanche, four additional {{convert|4000|m|-1|adj=on}} peaks are located around the valley: Bishorn, Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, and Ober Gabelhorn.

Tourism

The village is a typical Swiss ski resort with {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}} (linked with Grimentz since 2013 to form a greater skiing area){{Cite web|title = Bienvenue dans le Val d'Anniviers :: Anniviers Valais :: Suisse|url = http://www.rma.ch/|website = www.rma.ch|access-date = 2015-09-23}} of ski slopes and {{convert|19.5|km|abbr=on}} of cross-country skiing. In summer the area has {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}} of marked trails and some mountain huts such as the Grand Mountet Hut in the middle of glaciers.

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