French words:
Marseille
keywords:
sea
,
southern france
,
tourist resort
,
town
related web sites:
http://www.mairie-marseille.fr
,
http://www.marseille-tourisme.com
,
http://www.marseille-provence.net
explanation: Located in southern France on the Mediterranean coast, Marseille is the 2nd largest town of France and the largest Mediterranean harbor. It was founded by Phocaean Greeks in 600 B.C and called Massalia. Marseille was attached to France by the annexation of Provence dukedom in 1481. Its growth as industrialized city began with a colonization of North Africa during the modern period. It owns a football club Olympics of Marseille. It is also the capital of Bouches-du-Rhone prefecture and the population 772000.
Japanese version
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