Does the nanda at the end of ここはどこなんだ mean "what"?

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Does the なんだ at the end of

ここはどこなんだ

mean "what"?

Reason I'm asking for help on such a obvious question is my brain thinks なんだ is the explanatory んだ; which I know is wrong, but its the only answer my brain is supplying at the moment. And I doubt "なんだ" is "what", as that would make the full sentence translate as "What where is this place/here?" which does not sound correct in the least bit of sense.

This post might be of help: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/13472/9831 — chocolate, Mar 08 '19 at 02:14
@AeonAkechi My brain is right on which part; nanda being the explanatory nda; or nanda being "what"? — Toyu_Frey, Mar 08 '19 at 02:20
@AeonAkechi Can you copy and paste your comments into a answer for this question then; so that I can mark it as solved? — Toyu_Frey, Mar 08 '19 at 02:22

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 07 '21 at 22:40

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Yes, you are right in your speculation:

なんだ is the explanatory んだ.

edited Jan 07 '21 at 22:40

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answered Mar 08 '19 at 04:24

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Does the nanda at the end of ここはどこなんだ mean "what"?

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