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Perry County, Illinois, USAi
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View of the Du Quoin coal mining area, ca. 1920.

Perfection Strip Mine, Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Du Quoin coal mining area, ca. 1920.

Perfection Strip Mine, Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Du Quoin coal mining area, ca. 1920.

Perfection Strip Mine, Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Du Quoin5,949 (2017)
Pinckneyville5,385 (2017)
Tamaroa613 (2017)
Willisville608 (2017)
Cutler422 (2017)
Saint Johns219 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
169019
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169019:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Perry, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Perry County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Perry, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Перри, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
佩里縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Perry, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Perry County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيري, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Փերի շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Perry konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Perry County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পেরী কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Пери, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Perry County, Illinois
Dutch:
Perry County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پری، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Perry megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ペリー郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Perry Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Perry Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Perry, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Perry, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Perry, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Пери, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Perry County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Perry County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Перрі, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پیری کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Perry, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Perry, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پیری کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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Wikidata ID:Q486517
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