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Nara (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.6830 decimal degrees |
| Long: 135 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 135.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was oldest permanent capital of Japan, from 710-784 CE; formerly, city was several times larger than it is today and linked by maritime Silk Road routes. Suffered rapid decline after Emperor Kwammu removed court to Nagaoka in 784; has largest park in Japan with several temples, shrines and a museum. |
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| Nara (preferred,C,V,O,Japanese (transliterated)-P)
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| Narashi (C,V,Japanese (transliterated))
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| Nara-shi (C,V,Japanese (transliterated))
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| 奈良 (C,V,Japanese,U)
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| 奈良市 (C,V,Japanese-P,U)
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| なら (C,V,Japanese,U)
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| ならし (C,V,Japanese,U)
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| ナラ (C,V,Japanese,U)
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| ナラシ (C,V,Japanese,U)
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| Heijo-kyo (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Nara (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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710-784 |
| religious center (H) |
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of early Buddhist Japan |
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