Diamond District

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The Diamond District is Antwerp’s renowned commercial hub where a large share of the world’s diamonds are traded, cut, and polished.

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Diamond District canonical 1
Diamond Exchange District 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial district
diamond trading center
associatedWith Antwerp Diamond District
surface form: Antwerp Diamond Bourse

Antwerp Diamond District
surface form: Antwerp World Diamond Centre

Beurs voor Diamanthandel
Beurs voor Diamanthandel
surface form: Vrije Diamanthandel

World Federation of Diamond Bourses
contains diamond bourses
diamond cutting workshops
diamond dealers’ offices
diamond exchanges
jewelry shops
polishing workshops
country Belgium
economicRole important node in international luxury goods trade
major contributor to Antwerp’s economy
governedBy Antwerp
surface form: City of Antwerp
hasCommunity Armenian community
Indian community
Jain community
Jewish community
hasIndustry diamond industry
jewelry industry
hasLanguage Dutch
English
French
Gujarati
Hebrew
Hindi
Yiddish
knownFor diamond cutting
diamond polishing
diamond trade
jewelry trade
wholesale diamond dealing
locatedIn Antwerp
Antwerp-Central railway station
surface form: Antwerp-Central railway station area

Europe
Flanders
Antwerp Province
surface form: province of Antwerp
mainStreets Hoveniersstraat
Rijfstraat
Schupstraat
near Antwerp-Central railway station
surface form: Antwerp Central Station
percentageOfWorldTrade large share of world’s rough and polished diamonds
regulates diamond trading practices
significantFor global diamond trade
subjectTo Belgian law
European Union regulations

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Antwerp hasLandmark Diamond District
Diamond Tower locatedIn Diamond District
this entity surface form: Diamond Exchange District