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Kowloon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 22 19 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 22.3167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 114 11 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 114.1830 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on western shore of Kowloon peninsula; important commercial town connected by rail with Canton; ceded to British in 1860. |
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| Kowloon (preferred,C,V)
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| Kaolun (C,V)
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| Kaulung (C,V)
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| Kaulun (C,V)
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| Jiulong (C,V)
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| 九龍 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 意法半 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Hong Kong (semi-independent political entity) (P) |
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Kowloon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Hong Kong (semi-independent political entity) (P) |
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Kowloon (inhabited place) |
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Kowloon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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