Douai Plain
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The Douai Plain is a broad, low-lying agricultural region in northern France, historically significant as a strategic battleground during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douai Plain canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Scarpe River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scheldt basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | low elevation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | World War I battleground ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crop farming
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lens NERFINISHED ⓘ Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Flanders plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nord–Pas-de-Calais plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse | agriculture ⓘ |
| regionType | rural region ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
proximity to coalfields
ⓘ
transportation hub area ⓘ |
| terrainType |
broad plain
ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
industrial crops ⓘ sugar beet cultivation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.