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Kobe (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 135 12 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 135.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located along N shore of Ōsaka Bay; is famed as ancient cultural & religious center; Hiogo was prominent port of Ashikaga period 14th-16th cen. under powerful shogunate; flourished 19th cen.; damaged in WW II; devastated by earthquake in 1995. |
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| Kōbe (preferred,C,V,O,Japanese (transliterated)-P)
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| Kobe (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| קובה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Kōbeshi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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| Kōbe-shi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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| コウベシ (C,U,Japanese)
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| コウベ (C,U,Japanese)
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| こうべ (C,U,Japanese)
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| 神戸 (C,U,Japanese)
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| 神戸市 (C,U,Japanese-P)
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| こうべし (C,U,Japanese)
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Kobe (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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ancient port thrived from 14th cen.; Kōbe absorbed Hyōgo in 1878 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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manufactures steel, rubber, textiles & books |
| educational center (C) |
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| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| fishing community (H) |
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until Restoration, 1868 |
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