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Categories: Communes of Pas-de-Calais, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, France–United Kingdom border crossings, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Ephemeral islands
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Calais  Calais, France  Calḗtum  Dampierre-les-Dunes  History of Calais
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A town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558 WordNet 3.0
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A town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Calais is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Wikipedia
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France Wikidata
A city in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France. Wiktionary
IS A
port
town
city
border town
Roman city
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PART OF
France
CAPITAL OF
Canton of Calais-Centre
canton of Calais-Est
Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
canton of Calais-Sud-Est
arrondissement of Calais
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COUNTRY
France
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
DIFFERENT FROM
Calais, Vermont
Calais
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
Jacky Hénin
Jean-Jacques Barthe
Jacques Vendroux
Natacha Bouchart
Gaston Berthe
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Canton of Calais-Centre
canton of Calais-Est
Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
canton of Calais-Sud-Est
arrondissement of Calais
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LOCATED IN THE STATISTICAL TERRITORIAL ENTITY
FR
unité urbaine de Calais
LOCATED IN TIME ZONE
UTC+01:00
UTC+02:00
PATRON SAINT
Baino di Thérouanne
SHARES BORDER WITH
Coulogne
Marck
Sangatte
Coquelles
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Siege of Calais
Siege of Calais
Siege of Calais
Siege of Calais
siege of Calais
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TWINNED ADMINISTRATIVE BODY
Riga
Duisburg
Bardejov
Fanga
Xiangtan
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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Calais
Wikipedia
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Calais
Wikidata
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Calais
GeoNames
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Calais
Wiktionary
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Calais
Wikipedia Redirections
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Calais, France, Calḗtum, History of Calais, Kales
Wikidata Alias
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Dampierre-les-Dunes, Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais (réunie à Calais)

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