Naha
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Naha | |||||
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Japanese name | |||||
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Hiragana | なは | ||||
Katakana | ナハ | ||||
Kyūjitai | 那霸 | ||||
Shinjitai | 那覇 | ||||
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Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Okinawan: Naafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.[1]
Naha is in the southern part of the largest island in the Ryukyu Island archipelago.[2]
History[change | change source]
Once the capital of Ryukyu Kingdom was situated and its palace Shurijo rest. In 1879, Okinawa Prefecture was established; and Naha was made its capital city.[1]
References[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naha. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Naha |
- Naha official website (in English); (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Naha at OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E