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.
Statements (32)
| 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.