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Pas-de-Calais, department, FrancePas-de-Calais (pä-də-kälā`), department (1990 pop. 1,435,000), N France, on the Strait of Dover. Arras Arras (äräs`), city (1990 pop. 42,715), capital of Pas-de-Calais dept...... Click the link for more information. is the capital. Pas-de-Calais, French name for the Strait of DoverPas-de-Calais: see Dover, Strait of Dover, Strait of, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the English Channel with the North Sea. It is 21 mi (34 km) wide between Dover and Cape Gris-Nez, near Calais , and is called Pas-de-Calais by the French...... Click the link for more information. . Pas-de-Calais a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop.: 1 451 307 (2003 est.). Area: 6752 sq. km (2633 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The court in Pas-de-Calais in northern France also banned him from entering French territory for 10 years and prohibited him from entering any sports facilities for five years. Even then, despite reports from the front, Hitler held back his elite motorized units, convinced the real landing was to come at Pas-de-Calais. |
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