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airport
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Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
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climate
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humid subtropical climate
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country
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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county
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Jefferson County, Alabama
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county
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Shelby County, Alabama
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elevation
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approximately 600 feet above sea level
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foundedIn
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1871
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governmentType
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mayor–council government
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hasLandmark
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16th Street Baptist Church
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hasLandmark
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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hasLandmark
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Kelly Ingram Park
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hasLandmark
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Railroad Park
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hasLandmark
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Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
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hasLandmark
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Vulcan statue
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hasMuseum
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Birmingham Museum of Art
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hasMuseum
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McWane Science Center
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hasSportsTeam
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Birmingham Barons
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hasSportsTeam
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Birmingham Legion FC
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hasUniversity
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Birmingham-Southern College
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hasUniversity
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Samford University
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hasUniversity
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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historicalEvent
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16th Street Baptist Church
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surface form:
1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
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historicalEvent
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Birmingham campaign
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surface form:
Birmingham campaign (1963)
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incorporatedIn
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1871
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instanceOf
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city
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is
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largest city in Alabama by population
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knownFor
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Civil Rights Movement history
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knownFor
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banking and financial services
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knownFor
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cultural institutions
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knownFor
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industrial development
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knownFor
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iron and steel industry
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knownFor
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medical research and healthcare
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knownFor
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steel production
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locatedInRegion
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Southern United States
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majorIndustry
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banking
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majorIndustry
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healthcare
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majorIndustry
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higher education
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majorIndustry
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insurance
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majorIndustry
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steel manufacturing
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namedAfter
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Birmingham
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surface form:
Birmingham, England
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nickname
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Pittsburgh of the South
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nickname
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The Magic City
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partOf
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Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
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populationRankInState
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1
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region
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Appalachian Mountains
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surface form:
Appalachian foothills
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roleIn
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American civil rights movement
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surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
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state
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Alabama
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timeZone
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Central Time Zone
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transportation
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Amtrak Crescent
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surface form:
Amtrak Crescent service
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