Lys

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The Lys is a river in northern France and western Belgium that flows through cities like Ghent and is known for its historical role in trade and the textile industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Belgium
France
country Belgium
France
crossesBorderBetween Belgium
France
flowsThrough Armentières
Comines
Ghent NERFINISHED
Kortrijk NERFINISHED
Menen
surface form: Menin
hasCityOnBank Armentières
Comines
Ghent NERFINISHED
Kortrijk NERFINISHED
Menen
surface form: Menin
historicalImportance commercial link between French and Flemish towns
development of textile centers in Flanders
knownFor historical role in the textile industry
historical role in trade
locatedIn northern France
western Belgium
mouth Scheldt
partOf Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
surface form: Scheldt basin
passesThroughRegion Flanders NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
sourceLocation France
Pas-de-Calais
tributaryOf Scheldt
usedFor inland water transport (historically)
navigation (historically)

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghent traversedByRiver Lys
Scheldt tributary Lys