Iy Bay - Iywan

...The constitutional capital of the Netherlands (the actual capital with government institutions is The Hague). It has the largest population in the country with 691,738 (1988), and about 1.03 million including suburbs. It has an area of ​​207.5 km2. It is located in the southern part of North Holland in the western part of the country, and is a city developed on both sides of the IJ (IJ) inlet of the Zuiderzee (now IJsselmeer) and the North Sea Canal, and is the center of commerce, industry, transportation, and culture. The name comes from the construction of a dam (now Dam Square) at the mouth of the Amstel River flowing into the IJ in the 13th century. ...

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…オランダの憲法上の首都(政府諸機関のある実際上の首都はハーグ)。人口69万1738(1988)で同国最大，郊外も合わせると約103万。面積207.5km2。同国西部，北ホラント州の南部に位置し，ゾイデル海(現，アイセル湖)の入江エイ(アイ)湾(het IJ)および北海運河の両岸に発達した都市で，商工業，交通，文化の中心地。地名は，13世紀エイ湾に流入するアムステル川の河口にダム(現在のダム広場)が築かれたことに由来する。…

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