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Panoramic view of Taipei city skyline with Taipei 101, a tall green-glass skyscraper, prominently rising above other buildings, with mountains in the background.
Taipei 101 Although no longer the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101 (left) towers above other major buildings in central Taipei.

Taipei

Taiwan
Also known as: T’ai-pei, Taibei
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Taipei, special (province-level) municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi) and seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated on the Tan-shui (Danshui, or Tamsui) River, almost at the northern tip of the island of Taiwan, about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Chi-lung (Jilong, or Keelung), which is its port on the Pacific Ocean. Taipei is completely surrounded by New Taipei City, which was created out of the former T’ai-pei (Taipei) county...

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