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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
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.
Names:
Kōbe (preferred C ,V ,O ,Japanese (transliterated)-P )Kobe (C ,V ,English-P ,U ,N )קובה (C ,U ,Hebrew )Kōbeshi (C ,U ,Japanese (transliterated) )Kōbe-shi (C ,U ,Japanese (transliterated) )コウベシ (C ,U ,Japanese )コウベ (C ,U ,Japanese )こうべ (C ,U ,Japanese )神戸 (C ,U ,Japanese )神戸市 (C ,U ,Japanese-P )こうべし (C ,U ,Japanese )
Hierarchical Position:
.... Asia (continent) (P )
................ Kobe (inhabited place) (P )
Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred C ) ............ ancient port thrived from 14th cen.; Kōbe absorbed Hyōgo in 1878
city (C )
regional capital (C )
port (C )
trade center (C )
commercial center (C )
industrial center (C ) ............ manufactures steel, rubber, textiles & books
educational center (C )
shipbuilding center (C )
fishing community (H ) ............ until Restoration, 1868
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