West Belfast

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West Belfast is a predominantly nationalist and republican area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, historically known as a focal point of political conflict and community division during the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf area of Belfast
parliamentary constituency
borderedBy Lagan Valley
North Belfast
South Belfast
West Tyrone (regionally to the west beyond city)
linked to: West Tyrone
contains Andersonstown
Ballymurphy
Clonard
Falls Road
Lenadoon
Shankill Road area
linked to: Shankill Road

Suffolk
Twinbrook
country United Kingdom
electorateType Assembly constituency
Westminster constituency
governingBody Belfast City Council
hasCommunityFeature commemorations of republican prisoners
murals related to the Troubles
hasCulturalIdentity strong Irish cultural identity
hasDemographics large Irish nationalist population
significant Catholic community
hasFeature interface areas between nationalist and unionist communities
hasLandmark Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
Divis Mountain vicinity
Milltown Cemetery
Roddy McCorley Republican Museum
hasLanguagePresence Irish language signage in some areas
hasNotableEvent frequent security operations during the Troubles
intense paramilitary activity during the Troubles
hasPeaceLines yes
hasPoliticalCharacter predominantly nationalist
predominantly republican
hasPoliticalHistory historically low unionist vote share
strong support for Sinn Féin
hasSocioeconomicCharacteristic areas of high deprivation
hasTransport Glider bus route G1
railway stations on the Belfast–Derry line
historicalPeriod The Troubles
knownFor being a focal point of political conflict during the Troubles
community division during the Troubles
locatedIn Belfast
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
partOf County Antrim
representedIn Northern Ireland Assembly
UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament

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Ulster Defence Association hasBrigadesIn West Belfast
subject linked to: UDA
Kieran Doherty placeOfBirth Andersonstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland
linked to: West Belfast
Shankill Road locatedIn West Belfast
Belfast West region West Belfast
Twinbrook, Belfast locatedIn West Belfast
Ballymurphy, Belfast locatedIn West Belfast
Andersonstown locatedIn West Belfast
Andersonstown News regionServed West Belfast
Andersonstown News coverageArea Greater West Belfast
linked to: West Belfast
Milltown Cemetery locatedIn West Belfast