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Dunkirk, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
DunkirkArrondissement
NordDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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06310640017272365145859.jpg
View of the Cassel quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Cassel, Dunkirk, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
06310640017272365145859.jpg
View of the Cassel quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Cassel, Dunkirk, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
06310640017272365145859.jpg
View of the Cassel quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Cassel, Dunkirk, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dunkerque71,287 (2016)
Coudekerque-Branche25,201 (2016)
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer23,635 (2016)
Hazebrouck23,307 (2016)
Grande-Synthe23,213 (2016)
Bailleul14,884 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
343845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343845:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Arrondissement de Dunkerque, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Arrondissement Dunkerque, Département Nord, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
Arrondissement di Dunkerque, Nord, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Дюнкерк , Нор, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
敦刻尔克区, 诺尔省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Dunkerque, Norte, Alta Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Dunkirk, Epërmet e Francës, Franca
Azeri:
Dünkerk , Nor, O-de-Frans, Fransa
Basque:
Dunkerqueko barrutia, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Arrondissement Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France, Frankreich
Breton:
Arondisamant Dukark, Norzh, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Dunkerque, Nord, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Dunkerque, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Dunkerque, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Duinkerke, Noorderdepartement, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Estonian:
Dunkerque'i ringkond, Nordi departemang, Prantsusmaa
Farsi/Persian:
بخش دانکرک, نر , او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Limburgian:
Duinkerke , Nord, Hauts-de-France, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Dunkerque, Departement Nord, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Occitan:
Arrondiment de Dunquèrca, Nòrd, Nauts de França, França
Polish:
Okręg Dunkierka, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Dunkerque, Nord, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Slovak:
Dunkerque , Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Vietnamese:
Dunkerque , Nord, Hauts-de-France, Pháp
West Flemish:
Arroundissement Duunkerke, Noorderdepartement, Hauts-de-France, Vrankryk


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Dunkirk
Wikidata ID:Q701164
GeoNames ID:3020685

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