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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:Penang_International_Airport
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gptkbp:area
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305.77 km²
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gptkbp:climate
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gptkb:tropical_rainforest
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gptkbp:coordinates
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5.4141°N 100.3288°E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Malaysia
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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gptkb:Armenian_Street
Little India
Chinese clan houses
intact colonial core
multicultural architecture
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gptkbp:elevation
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:founded
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1786
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Francis_Light
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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British colony
Straits Settlements capital (until 1946)
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Swettenham_Pier
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Town (Penang)
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Penang_Island
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gptkbp:mayor
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Rajendran P. Anthony (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Pearl_of_the_Orient
gptkb:City_of_Living_Heritage
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gptkbp:notableDish
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gptkb:Penang_Rojak
gptkb:Penang_Hokkien_Mee
gptkb:Char_Kway_Teow
gptkb:Nasi_Kandar
gptkb:Penang_Laksa
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:George_Town_Festival
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Penang_General_Hospital
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Penang_3D_Trick_Art_Museum
gptkb:Penang_Islamic_Museum
gptkb:Penang_State_Museum
gptkb:Universiti_Sains_Malaysia
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Cheong_Fatt_Tze_Mansion
gptkb:Fort_Cornwallis
gptkb:KOMTAR_Tower
gptkb:Kapitan_Keling_Mosque
gptkb:Khoo_Kongsi
gptkb:Penang_City_Hall
gptkb:Penang_Street_Art
gptkb:Pinang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkb:St._George's_Church
gptkb:Penang_Peranakan_Mansion
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Chung_Keng_Quee
gptkb:Jimmy_Choo
gptkb:P._Ramlee
gptkb:Khoo_Thean_Teik
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Tamil
English
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gptkbp:population
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about 708,000 (city proper, 2020)
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gptkbp:postalCode
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10000–10990
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gptkbp:state
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Penang
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gptkbp:timezone
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UTC+8
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gptkbp:twinTown
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gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan
gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand
gptkb:Xiamen,_China
gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2008
yes
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gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode
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P
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Malayan_Union_(Penang_and_Malacca)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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