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Kunming (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 02 20 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.0389 decimal degrees |
| Long: 102 43 06 E degrees minutes |
Long: 102.7183 decimal degrees |
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Note: Under French influence 1842-1911; situated on fertile plain; linked by railroad to Hanoi, Vietnam; industries include metalworking, electrical equipment, textiles & copper; in World War II had Chinese military headquarters; frequently bombed by Japanese. |
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| Kunming (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| K'un-ming (C,V)
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| K'un-ming-hsien (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kunming Shi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| K'un-ming-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Yün-nan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Yünnanfu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 昆明 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Yunnan (H,V)
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| Yunnanfu (H,V)
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| Yün-nan-fu (H,V)
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Kunming (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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important in World War II |
| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Ming province, 1368-1644 |
| regional capital (C) |
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