Kiyama [town] - Kiyama

Japanese: 基山[町] - きやま

A town in Miyaki County, on the eastern edge of Saga Prefecture. The main settlement has long been an important transportation hub, where Kii Station was located during the Ritsuryo period, and is the junction of the Kagoshima Main Line and the Amagi Railway. The town produces tea, persimmons, and mandarin oranges, and is involved in household medicines, gunpowder, and plating industries. In Kisan in the north is a mountain castle (Kii Castle) (a special historic site) that was built in the 7th century to defend Dazaifu. 22.15 ^km2 . Population: 17,837 (2010).

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Japanese:

佐賀県東端，三養基(みやき)郡の町。主集落は律令時代基肄(きい)駅が置かれた古くからの交通要地で，鹿児島本線と甘木鉄道の分岐点。茶，カキ，ミカンを産し，家庭薬・火薬・めっき工業を行う。北部の基山(きさん)に７世紀大宰府防備のため構築された山城（基肄城）（特別史跡）がある。22.15km²。１万7837人（2010）。

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