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Singapore (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 01 17 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 1.2833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 103 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 103.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was noted 13th-cen. Malay city; destroyed by Javanese 1365; Thomas Raffles founded a new settlement here in 1819; was property of East India Company in 1824; British colony 1946; part of Malaysia 1963-1965. |
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| Singapore (preferred,C,V)
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| Singapur (C,V)
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| Temasek (C,O)
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| Tumasik (H,V)
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| Shonan (H,O)
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............ | renamed under Japanese occupation, 1942 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, B) |
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was an important Malay city in 13th cen., destroyed in 1365, refounded in 1819 |
| city (C) |
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created by royal charter, 1951 |
| national capital (C) |
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| free port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Straits Settlements, 1836 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Singapore .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [7000381] |
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