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| '''Antwerp''' (population 450,000, ]: ''Antwerpen''; ]: ''Anvers'') is a city in northern ]. Antwerp is the capital of the province of ]. | ]'''Antwerp''' (population 450,000, ]: ''Antwerpen''; ]: ''Anvers'') is a city in northern ]. Antwerp is the capital of the province of ]. | ||
| Antwerp is notable as a centre of the ] industry, both for trading and for cutting and polishing. Antwerp is also famous for its seaport with a lot of cargo shipping. It is the heart of the ] part of ]. | Antwerp is notable as a centre of the ] industry, both for trading and for cutting and polishing. Antwerp is also famous for its seaport with a lot of cargo shipping. It is the heart of the ] part of ]. | ||
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Antwerp (population 450,000, Dutch: Antwerpen; French: Anvers) is a city in northern Belgium. Antwerp is the capital of the province of Antwerp.
Antwerp is notable as a centre of the diamond industry, both for trading and for cutting and polishing. Antwerp is also famous for its seaport with a lot of cargo shipping. It is the heart of the Flemish part of Belgium.
Antwerp is nicknamed "The Jerusalem of the West" because of its large orthodox Jewish (hasidic) community.