Arms and Armour

Dunkirk

Dunkirk (UK: dun-KURK; US: DUN-kurk; French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ; Picard: Dunkèke; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord, and the region of Hauts-de-France, northern France. It lies on the North Sea, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.

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See also

• ▸Fortifications of Birgu
• ▸Cambridge Bay
• ▸Capture of Breda (1590)

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