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Keelung

Keelung ( kee-LUUNG; Chinese: ??????; pinyin: J??l??ng; Hokkien: Ke-l??ng), Chilung or Jilong ( jee-LUUNG; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei???Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung), and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984. In 1626, the Spanish established Fort San Salvador at present-day Keelung, an area inhabited by Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Control of the area eventually passed to the Qing dynasty. Fighting between China and Europeans around Keelung occurred in the 19th century during the First...

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