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Qonce · Alexandria

Place · 1835 CE

Qonce

Also known as

Ciutat del Rei Guillem
I-Qonce
King Viljams Taunas
King willem's town
King William's Town
King William's Town

Image illustrating Qonce — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Qoncesee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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