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Belfast

Belfast (/ˈbɛlfæst/ ⓘ BEL-fast, /-fɑːst/, -⁠fahst; from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]ⓘ) is the capital city and main port of Northern Ireland. It stands on the banks of the river Lagan, and is connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel. The city is the largest in Northern Ireland and the second-largest, after…

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Administrative HQ
City Hall
Country
Northern Ireland
Dialling codes
028
GSS code
N09000003
Incorporated
1 April 2015
ISO 3166 code
GB-BFS

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Overview

History

Cityscape

Climate

Demography

Economy

Education

Governance

Transport

Infrastructure

Culture

Sport and recreation

In fiction

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

Freedom of the City

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Belfast

Nodes795
Edges794
Triples1050
Avg. degree2
Density0.002516
Components1

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Belfast

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related to Late 20th century · 61
Belfast → Adams, Agreement Progressive Unionist Party, Anderson, Belfast Confetti, Bell, Betty Williams, Blood, Boyd, Carson, Catholic, City Airport, Corrigan, Deputy Chief, Des Wilson, DUP, Ervine, First Minister, Fr Alec Reid, George Cassidy, Gerry Adams
related to Bibliography · 58
Belfast → An Historical Gazetteer, Appletree Press, Approach, Arthur, Balloon Heads, Bardon, Barrie, Belfast An, Belfast Politics, Benevolence, Bill, Blackguards, Blackstaff Press, Both Sides Now, Carnegie, Central Belfast, Ciaran, City, Cornelius, Create Space
related to Early 20th century · 54
Belfast → All, Ancient Order, Anglican, Association, British Labour PartyErnest Walton, Buck Alec, Cardinal, City, City Hall, Communist, Conway, East Belfast, EducationCathal O'Byrne, Freedom, Hewitt, HiberniansHarry Ferguson, Home Rule Crisis, Honoured, Independent OrangemanEdward Carson, Ireland
related to Victorian Belfast · 52
Belfast → Barney, Belfast Castle, Belfast MP, BelfastWilliam Johnston, Botanic Gardens, Byers, Cardinal, Carlisle Circus, Catholic, Chairman, City Hall, City HallBernard, Commemorated, CourthouseRobert Shipboy MacAdam, Crumlin Road Goal, Cultúrlann McAdam, Edward Harland, Fiaich, FiaichJohn Mulholland, Freedom
related to Parades · 37
Belfast → Around, August, Barnett Demesne, Battle, Belfast Grand Black Chapter, Black Saturday, Carlisle Circus, City Hall, Cregagh Road, Districts, East Belfast, Eleventh Night, July, Lisburn Road, Museum, On, Orange, Orange District, Orange Heritage, Orange Lodges
related to In fiction · 36
Belfast → Anna Burns, Belfast Gate, Bernard MacLaverty, Blue Lights, Brian Moore, British, Cal, Carol Reed, Close, Colin Bateman, Eureka Street, Green, Home, Ice Cream, Jack O'Connell, James Mason, Jan Carson, John Greer Ervine, Louise Kennedy, Lucy Caldwell
related to Georgian Belfast · 33
Belfast → Belfast Harp FestivalHenry Cooke, Black Man, Borough, City Hall, College Square East, Cooke Memorial Church, Drennan, Edward Bunting, Father, Freedom, Henry Joy McCracken, Irish, Irish Botany, Irish Volunteer, James MacDonnell, Linen Hall LibraryMartha McTier, Manson, Mary Ann McCracken, May Street, Neilson
related to Arts venues and festivals · 28
Belfast → Art Gallery, August, Belfast Botanic, Belfast Charitable Society, Belfast Film Festival, Belfast International Arts Festival, Belfast Melā, Belfast Municipal Museum, Belfast Natural History Society, Belfast Society, Botanic Gardens, Clifton House, From Georgian Belfast, Gardens, Grand Opera House, Horticultural Society, In, Linen Hall Library, Of, Promoting Knowledge
related to Developing port · 28
Belfast → Americas, Baltimore, Boyne, Carrickfergus, Castle Place, Catholic Jacobite, English, English Parliamentarian, Fortunes, French Huguenots, In, John Milton, July, King James VI, London, Manx, New York City, Orange, Plantation, Prince
related to Film · 28
Belfast → Additional, Amazon, At, Belfast Harbour, Belfast Harbour Studios, Between, Britvic, Castlereagh Road, City Airport, East Belfast, Giant's Park, HBO, Loop Studios, Lough's, Northern Ireland Screen, Northern Ireland's, Paramount, Playtone, Queen's Island, Studio Ulster

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city northern ireland centre ulster irish new west north one city's since road including largest two unionist first catholic area

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BelfastAdministrative HQCity Hall1.00infobox
BelfastCountryNorthern Ireland1.00infobox
BelfastDialling codes0281.00infobox
BelfastGSS codeN090000031.00infobox
BelfastIncorporated1 April 20151.00infobox
BelfastISO 3166 codeGB-BFS1.00infobox
BelfastPostcode areasBT1–171.00infobox
BelfastPostcode areasBT29 (part)1.00infobox
BelfastPostcode areasBT36 (part)1.00infobox
BelfastPostcode areasBT581.00infobox
BelfastSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BelfastTime zoneUTC+0 (GMT)1.00infobox
BelfastWebsitebelfastcity.gov.uk1.00infobox
Belfast• BodyBelfast City Council1.00infobox
Belfast• ControlNo overall control1.00infobox
Belfast• Density6,900/sq mi (2,650/km2)1.00infobox
Belfast• ExecutiveCommittee system1.00infobox
Belfast• MLAsBelfast North1.00infobox
Belfast• MLAsBelfast South1.00infobox
Belfast• MLAsBelfast East1.00infobox
Belfast• MLAsBelfast West1.00infobox
Belfast• MPsBelfast North (SF),1.00infobox
Belfast• MPsBelfast South and Mid Down (SDLP),1.00infobox
Belfast• MPsBelfast East (DUP),1.00infobox
Belfast• MPsBelfast West (SF)1.00infobox
Belfast• Rank11th1.00infobox
Belfast• Rank1st1.00infobox
Belfast• Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)1.00infobox
Belfast• Total51 sq mi (133 km2)1.00infobox
Belfast• Total352,3901.00infobox

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