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Heijō-kyō

Eastern Asia

Heijo-kyo was the capital of Japan for most of the Nara period, serving from 710 to 740 and again from 745 to 784. Its site lies within the modern city of Nara, and its former imperial palace is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing the historic monuments of ancient Nara.

Facts
Founding Year
710 1
Founding Year
710 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 3
Sources
1. Wikidata: Heijo-kyo
  • Wikidata Q862509, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q862509 P571, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
    P571 value year 710
  • Wikidata Q862509 P571
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Heijō-kyō coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevation
Quote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 68.0 ]
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Tokyo; JP has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Asia/Tokyo; JP has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u ... 9:00 Japan J%sT
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