Dulag

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Dulag is a coastal municipality on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, historically notable as one of the main landing sites for Allied forces during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.

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Dulag canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal municipality
municipality
belongsToAdministrativeDivision Philippines local government units
continent Asia
country Philippines
governingCountry Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines
governmentType municipal government
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCoastline true
hasHistoricalSignificance U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte Gulf
World War II
hasLocalGovernmentUnitType municipality (4th-level administrative division in the Philippines)
hasSettlementType municipality
isCoastal true
languageUsed English
Filipino
Waray of Samar
surface form: Waray-Waray
locatedIn Eastern Visayas
Leyte
locatedInArchipelago Philippine Archipelago
locatedInBodyOfWater Leyte Gulf
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Leyte
surface form: Leyte Province
locatedInGeographicRegion Eastern Leyte
locatedInIslandGroup Visayas
locatedInRegion Region VIII
locatedInSea Philippine Sea
locatedOnCoastOf Leyte Gulf
locatedOnIsland Leyte
partOf Province of Leyte
partOfHistoricalEvent Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Allied liberation of the Philippines
strategicRoleInWWII amphibious landing area for Allied forces
timeZone Philippine Standard Time
utcOffset +8
wasInvolvedInConflict Pacific War
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: World War II in the Philippines
wasLandingSiteDuring World War II
wasLandingSiteFor Allied forces
wasLandingSiteIn U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Leyte Gulf nearbyCity Dulag