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Industrial city in West Yorkshire, northern England, on the River Calder, south of Leeds; population (2001) 76,950. Industries include chemicals, machine tools, wool textiles, coal mining, and the manufacture of clothing, wire-rope, and sheet metal. Lancastrian forces defeated and killed Richard of York here in 1460, during the Wars of the Roses. The National Coal Mining Museum is here.

The points of the star represent the first seven verses of the Koran. Red, black, white, and green became the pan-Arab colours. Effective date: 16 April 1928. >>