West Belfast
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West Belfast is a predominantly nationalist and republican area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, historically known as a focal point of political conflict and community division during the Troubles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andersonstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
area of Belfast
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Lagan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ South Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ West Tyrone (regionally to the west beyond city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Andersonstown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ballymurphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Clonard NERFINISHED ⓘ Falls Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenadoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankill Road area NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Twinbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electorateType |
Assembly constituency
ⓘ
Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| governingBody | Belfast City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityFeature |
commemorations of republican prisoners
ⓘ
murals related to the Troubles ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | strong Irish cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasDemographics |
large Irish nationalist population
ⓘ
significant Catholic community ⓘ |
| hasFeature | interface areas between nationalist and unionist communities ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divis Mountain vicinity ⓘ Milltown Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy McCorley Republican Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePresence | Irish language signage in some areas ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
frequent security operations during the Troubles
ⓘ
intense paramilitary activity during the Troubles ⓘ |
| hasPeaceLines | yes ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCharacter |
predominantly nationalist
ⓘ
predominantly republican ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalHistory |
historically low unionist vote share
ⓘ
strong support for Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicCharacteristic | areas of high deprivation ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Glider bus route G1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway stations on the Belfast–Derry line ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a focal point of political conflict during the Troubles
ⓘ
community division during the Troubles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belfast
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | County Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Northern Ireland Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ulster Defence Association
this entity surface form:
Andersonstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland