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IJzendijke
IJzendijke is a city in the municipality of Sluis, about 5 km east of Oostburg, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Its population is 1,780 (as of 2001). The town received city rights in 1303. Prior to 2003-01-01, the city was in the municipality of Oostburg. ..

IJzendoorn
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of IJzendoorn in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe. IJzendoorn ([51°54′N 5°32′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km east of Tiel. ..

IJzerbedevaart
The IJzerbedevaart (Pilgrimage of the Yser) is a yearly gathering of Flemings, at the IJzertoren in Diksmuide. This pilgrimage remembers the Flemish soldiers who died during the First World War and was first organised in 1920. It is at the same time a political meeting striving for Flemish political..

IJzertoren
The IJzertoren, October 2004 The IJzertoren (Yser Tower) is a memorial along the Belgian Yser river. Actually, there have been two IJzertorens. The first tower was built as a memorial after the first world war by an organisation of former Flemish soldiers. On the night of 15 and 16 March 1946,..

IJzerwake
The IJzerwake is an organisation that split off from the IJzerbedevaart, and groups the more radical Flemish nationalists. Most of the participants are members of the political party, the Vlaams Blok, now Vlaams Belang, and some are members and sympathizers of the less radical Nieuw-Vlaamse Allianti..

IJzevoorde
IJzevoorde is a small village in the province of Gelderland in the east part of the Netherlands. The name literally means Iron Ford. It has about 30 inhabitants and buildings include a school, a kindergarten, a gym, a bar and a small stage. The school has about 60 students and there are a lot of far..

Ijzim
Ijzim, Palestine - a wealthy village in the Haifa district of historical Palestine. It is now part of Israel proper. The majority of its Arab inhabitants ended up living in Iraq after putting up a fierce fight against the Zionist/Israeli militia that took Haifa. Ijzim withstood the onslaught for ove..

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