Halifax

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city provincial capital

Halifax is the capital city of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, known as a major Atlantic port and regional economic and cultural center.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → provincial capital →
capitalOf	Nova Scotia →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	Canada →
currency	Canadian dollar →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Atlantic Daylight Time →
foundedAs	British settlement →
founder	Edward Cornwallis →
foundingYear	1749 →
governingBody	Halifax Regional Council →
HalifaxExplosionYear	1917 →
hasAirport	Halifax Stanfield International Airport →
hasCollege	Nova Scotia Community College →
hasHistoricEvent	Halifax Explosion →
hasLandmark	Art Gallery of Nova Scotia → Citadel Hill → Halifax Citadel National Historic Site → Halifax Public Gardens → Maritime Museum of the Atlantic → Pier 21 → Province House →
hasMilitaryBase	CFB Halifax →
hasNavalBase	HMC Dockyard Halifax → HMCS Stadacona →
hasNeighbourhood	Bedford → Clayton Park → Dartmouth → Downtown Halifax → Spryfield →
hasPort	Port of Halifax →
hasUniversity	Dalhousie University → Mount Saint Vincent University → Saint Mary’s University → University of King’s College →
is	largest urban area in Atlantic Canada → major Atlantic port → regional cultural centre → regional economic centre →
leaderName	Mike Savage →
leaderTitle	Mayor →
locatedIn	Atlantic Canada → Nova Scotia →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean →
namedAfter	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Halifax Regional Municipality →
portType	deep-water port →
servedBy	Halifax Stanfield International Airport →
shortName	HRM →
timeZone	Atlantic Time Zone →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dalhousie University → Dalhousie University → Nova Scotia Voyageurs →	city
Alpha Dog Games ("Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada") → Maritime Forces Atlantic ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") → Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") →	headquartersLocation
Dalhousie University → Dalhousie University → Dominion Public Buildings in Canada ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") →	locatedIn
Maritime Forces Atlantic ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") → Nova Scotia Voyageurs ("Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada") →	location
Nova Scotia →	capital
Porter Airlines →	cityServed
Southern Canada →	contains
Atlantic coast of North America →	containsMajorCity
Atlantic coast of North America ("Port of Halifax") →	containsMajorPort
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") →	garrison
Eastern Canada →	hasCapitalOfProvince
Eastern Canada →	hasMajorCity
Halifax ("Downtown Halifax") →	hasNeighbourhood
Halifax ("Port of Halifax") →	hasPort
English-speaking Canada →	hasUrbanCenters
Nova Scotia →	largestCity
Commander-in-Chief, North America ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") →	locationOfHeadquarters
Black Canadians →	majorUrbanCentre
Canadian National Railway ("Halifax, Nova Scotia") →	operatesRailLineTo
Halifax ("Halifax Regional Municipality") →	partOf
Royal Canadian Navy ("CFB Halifax") →	primaryBase
Elisabeth Mann Borgese →	residence
Lebanese Canadian →	significantPopulationIn