Lüshun Port

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Lüshun Port is a strategically important natural harbor in Dalian, Liaoning, China, historically known as Port Arthur and noted for its military and naval significance.

All labels observed (3)

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Lüshun Port canonical 2
Lüshun Naval Port 1
Lüshun naval port 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military port
natural harbor
naval base
seaport
connectedTo Trans-Siberian Railway (historically via branch to Port Arthur)
controlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

People's Republic of China
Qing dynasty
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
country China
eraOfMajorDevelopment early 20th century
late 19th century
function commercial port
fishing harbor
naval operations base
hasFacility coastal artillery positions
military fortifications
naval shipyards
piers and docks
hasFormerName Lüshun
Port Arthur
Ryojun
historicallyUsedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
Soviet Navy
knownFor deep-water anchorage
ice-free harbor conditions
natural defenses
locatedIn Dalian
Liaoning Province
linked to: Liaoning

Lüshunkou District
Northeast China
linked to: Manchuria
locatedOn Bohai Sea
Liaodong Peninsula
Yellow Sea
near Dalian Port
linked to: Port of Dalian

Lüshun city
partOf Bohai economic rim
linked to: Bohai Economic Rim

Lüshun Naval Base
linked to: Lüshun naval base
significantEvent First Sino-Japanese War
Port Arthur massacre
Port Arthur naval battles
Russo-Japanese War
Siege of Port Arthur
strategicImportance commercial shipping
military
naval
usedBy Chinese Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy

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

Lüshunkou hasPort Lüshun Port
Port Arthur alsoKnownAs Lüshun Port
Lüshun hasLandmark Lüshun Naval Port
subject linked to: Lüshun (Port Arthur)
linked to: Lüshun Port
Lüshun Museum locatedNear Lüshun naval port
linked to: Lüshun Port