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Taipei (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 02 52 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.0470 decimal degrees |
| Long: 121 31 55 E degrees minutes |
Long: 121.5250 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally established by Chinese, expanded under Japanese rule 1895-1945; site of Lung Shan temple, built 1740. |
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| Taipei (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| T'ai-pei-shih (C,V)
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| Taibei Shih (C,V)
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| Pan-ch'iao-chieh (C,V)
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| Pan-ch'iao-chen (C,V)
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| Pan-ch'iao (C,V)
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| Taipeh (C,V)
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| T'aipei (C,V)
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| T'ai-Pei (C,V)
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| T'ai-pei (C,V)
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| Pan Kiao (C,V)
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| Taibei Shi (C,V)
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| T'ai-pei-hsien (C,V)
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| Taihoku (H,V)
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| Daihoku (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Taipei (special municipality) (P) |
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Taipei (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by immigrants from China's Fukien provinice in 18th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| capital (C) |
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of Taiwan, established 1885 |
| transportation center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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of Republic of China, established 1949 |
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