Douai (France)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
דואה (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Douai (France)
Other forms of name
nnaa Douai
Douay (France)
Coordinates
3.079166666 3.079166666 50.37083333 50.37083333 (gooearth )
E0030400 E0030400 N0502200 N0502200 (geonames )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 127851561
Wikidata: Q193826
Library of congress: n 81066749
Sources of Information
  • Bufouin, V. Histoire de la ville de Douai, 1951.
  • U. S. Off. of Geog. France, 1964(Douai ppl 50p0s22ʹN 3p0s04ʹE)
Wikipedia description:

Douai (French: [dwɛ] ; UK: ; US: ; Picard: Doï; Dutch: Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Lille and 25 km (16 mi) from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries.

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