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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 那覇 ''(Naha / Naafa)''
 
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 那覇 ''(Naha / Naafa)''
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Naha was the chief port city in the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and the center of much mercantile and diplomatic activity. Historically consisting of the four districts (O: ''yumachi'') of Higashi, Nishi, Izumisaki, and Wakasa, the city also (geographically, but not administratively) contained within it the community of [[Kumemura]]. Today, having absorbed the former royal capital of [[Shuri]] and a number of other municipalities into its borders, Naha is the capital of [[Okinawa prefecture]].
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Naha was the chief port city in the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and the center of much mercantile and diplomatic activity. Historically consisting of the four districts (O: ''yumachi'') of Higashi, Nishi, Izumisaki, and Wakasa, the city also (geographically, but not administratively) contained within it the community of [[Kumemura]]. Today, having absorbed the former royal capital of [[Shuri]], the farming village of [[Mawashi]], and a number of other municipalities into its borders, Naha is the capital of [[Okinawa prefecture]].
    
==History==
 
==History==
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