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    Magong (POJ: Má-keng) is a county-administered city and seat of Penghu County, Taiwan. Magong City is located on Penghu's main island. The settlement's...
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    passenger flight operated by TransAsia Airways from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Magong, Penghu Island. On 23 July 2014, the ATR 72-500 twin turboprop operating...
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    a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu located on Zhengyi Street in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan. It is usually considered the oldest Mazu temple in...
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    smallest county of Taiwan. The largest city is Magong, located on the largest island, which is also named Magong. The Penghu islands first appear in the historical...
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    flight crashed into the sea 17 kilometres (11 mi; 9.2 nmi) southwest of Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. The two crew members on board were killed. Flight GE791...
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    on 16 February 1986 at 18:09 local time on a flight to Penghu Airport, Magong. When the aircraft touched down at 19:05 the crew felt a violent vibration...
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    Magong Chenghuang Temple (Chinese: 媽宮城隍廟; pinyin: Māgōng Chénghuáng Miào) is a temple in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. This temple mainly serves Chenghuangye...
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    Penghu Airport (IATA: MZG, ICAO: RCQC), formerly Magong Airport (Chinese: 澎湖機場; pinyin: Pénghú Jīchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phênn-ôo Ki-tiû), is a domestic airport...
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    The Magong Harbor (traditional Chinese: 馬公港; simplified Chinese: 马公港; pinyin: Mǎgōng Gǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-keng-káng) is a harbor in Magong City, Penghu...
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    119.567028°E / 23.564778; 119.567028 Magong Beiji Temple (Chinese: 北極殿; pinyin: Běijí Diàn) is a temple in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated...
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    Incorrect procedures. 23 Jul 2014 TransAsia 222 -500 48 10 Taiwan near Magong Airport Crashed while landing. Incorrect procedures. 4 Feb 2015 TransAsia...
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  • and Lin Huai were intercepted by the PLAN while en route the islands of Magong and Wuqiu to pick up wounded troops. Lin Huai was sunk by two torpedoes...
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    The Magong Old City Wall (traditional Chinese: 澎湖廳城; simplified Chinese: 澎湖厅城; pinyin: Pēnghú Tīngchéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phêⁿ-ô͘ Thiaⁿ-siâⁿ) is an old defensive...
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    (鹿野) Taitung County Mailiao (麥寮) Yunlin County Majia (瑪家) Pingtung County Magong (馬公) Penghu County Manzhou (滿州) Pingtung County Meishan (梅山) Chiayi County...
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    Emperor-Officials), in Taoism and Chinese folk religion in Magongsānguān shrine (澎湖三官殿) Magong Penghu, Taiwan and right - Geb in Ancient Egyptian religion This is a list...
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    carpenter, woodcarver, and expert in traditional Taiwanese architecture from Magong. He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan...
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    of infrastructure and military hardware on the islands, most notably at Magong due to the presence of major Japanese naval bases in the city. In 1901,...
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    May 2002. The Boeing 747 operating the flight broke apart in mid-air near Magong, Penghu. All 225 people on board including You Jih-cheng were killed and...
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  • Changhua City Douliu City Hualien City Jincheng Township Magong City Miaoli City Nangan Township Nantou City Pingtung City Taibao City Taitung City Yilan...
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  • Flight 222 crashes into the village of Xixi while attempting to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visibility, killing 48 of the 58...
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  • island in Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan, with an area of approximately 0.0116 square kilometers, making it the smallest island in Magong City. Located...
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  • carrying 54 passengers and 4 crew members from Kaohsiung to Magong, crashed near Magong Airport on Penghu Island. Forty-eight people were confirmed dead...
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    Airways Flight 222 took off from Kaohsiung International Airport bound for Magong. The ATR 72-500 crashed into buildings during a second attempt to land in...
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    Temple to the city god of Wenao in Magong, Taiwan...
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    positions, the following morning, Japanese troops marched on the main town of Magong. The Chinese offered token resistance and after a short skirmish they abandoned...
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    Temple (Chinese: 澎湖水仙宮; pinyin: Pēnghú Shuǐxiān Gōng), is a Taoist temple in Magong, Penghu. Built in 1696 by Xue Kui (薛奎), a military officer of Penghu Navy...
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    Dutch fortification located in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. The fort sat atop a small hill on a peninsula across the bay from Magong Harbor. As of today, little...
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  • Traditional Chinese 立榮航空 Simplified Chinese 立荣航空 Former name Traditional Chinese 馬公航空 Simplified Chinese 马公航空 Literal meaning Magong International Airlines...
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  • mako or makomako Makó District, Hungary Makó, a town and district seat Magong or Mako, a Taiwanese city Mako (actor), stage name of Japanese-American...
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  • PEN 10016 Penghu County 澎湖縣 County 105,117 126.86 828.58 96,918 +8,199 6 Magong City KEE 10017 Keelung City 基隆市 City 371,878 60.03 4,455.97 384,134 -12...
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