Jitra

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Jitra is a town in the state of Kedah in northern Peninsular Malaysia, historically noted as the site of a major World War II battle between British Commonwealth and Japanese forces.

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Label Occurrences
Jitra canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
populated place
town
administrativeRole town in Kubang Pasu District
belligerent British Commonwealth forces
Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
climate tropical rainforest climate
conflict World War II
country Malaysia
distanceToAlorSetar_km approximately 30
economicActivity agriculture
retail trade
small-scale industry
endDate 1941-12-13
governingState Kedah
hasEconomicSector manufacturing sector
services sector
hasEducationalInstitution schools
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Jitra
hasNearbyAirport Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
hasNearbyBorder Thailand
hasRoadConnection Federal Route 1
hasTransportConnection North–South Expressway Northern Route
historicallyNotedAs site of a major World War II battle
site of the Battle of Jitra
languageUsed Chinese
Malay
Tamil
locatedIn Kedah
locatedInCountry Malaysia
locatedInGeographicRegion Kedah Plain
linked to: Sungai Muda basin
locatedInRegion northern Peninsular Malaysia
locatedOnContinent Asia
location Jitra
majorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
nearbyCity Alor Setar
partOf Kubang Pasu District
Malayan Campaign
linked to: Battle of Malaya
region northwestern Malaysia
result Japanese victory
serves Jitra
startDate 1941-12-11
strategicImportance defensive position in Malayan Campaign during World War II
theatre Pacific War
timeZone Malaysia Time
utcOffset +8

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Jitra location Jitra
Battle of Jitra location Jitra
subject linked to: Jitra
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport serves Jitra
subject linked to: Jitra