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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_line
World War II historical site
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Death_Railway
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gptkbp:buildingCompleted
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1943
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gptkbp:built
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Thanbyuzayat
gptkb:Ban_Pong
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1942
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gptkbp:estimatedDeathsAsianLaborers
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tens of thousands
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gptkbp:estimatedDeathsPOWs
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over 12,000
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thai-Burma Railway
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gptkbp:length
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415 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Thailand
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gptkbp:memorialsLocatedAt
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gptkb:Kanchanaburi_War_Cemetery
gptkb:Thanbyuzayat_War_Cemetery
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
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gptkbp:numberOfAsianLaborersUsed
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over 180,000
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gptkbp:numberOfPOWsUsed
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over 60,000
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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State Railway of Thailand (partially, today)
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gptkbp:purpose
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military supply route
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gptkbp:significance
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symbol of wartime suffering and forced labor
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai_(film)
numerous books and documentaries
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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gptkb:list
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sir_Edward_Dunlop
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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