Jitra
E539640
Jitra is a town in the state of Kedah in northern Peninsular Malaysia, historically noted as the site of a major World War II battle between British Commonwealth and Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jitra canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | town in Kubang Pasu District ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| distanceToAlorSetar_km | approximately 30 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ small-scale industry ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-12-13 ⓘ |
| governingState | Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
manufacturing sector
ⓘ
services sector ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | schools ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Jitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBorder | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Federal Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | North–South Expressway Northern Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyNotedAs |
site of a major World War II battle
ⓘ
site of the Battle of Jitra ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Chinese
ⓘ
Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicRegion | Kedah Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| location | Jitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Alor Setar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kubang Pasu District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Malaysia ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| serves | Jitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-12-11 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defensive position in Malayan Campaign during World War II ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Malaysia Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.