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Revision as of 23:55, 25 August 2002 by Jeronimo (talk | contribs) (wikify)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.