Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Samar (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Samar: Filipino: Lalawigan ng Samar; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Samar, formerly known as Western Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities of the province.Samar province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar, to the east by Eastern Samar, to the west by Masbate and Biliran, and to the south by the city of Tacloban, Leyte province and Leyte Gulf. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world.In 1768, the Province of Samar was created after the former Province of Samar and Leyte was split into two independent provinces. Before its partition, Samar province occupied the whole island of Samar and its adjacent islands and islets. In 1965, the provinces of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar were carved out of the single Samar Island Province.On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), specifically the towns of Basey and Marabut."@en }
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- Samar_(province) abstract "Samar (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Samar: Filipino: Lalawigan ng Samar; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Samar, formerly known as Western Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities of the province.Samar province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar, to the east by Eastern Samar, to the west by Masbate and Biliran, and to the south by the city of Tacloban, Leyte province and Leyte Gulf. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world.In 1768, the Province of Samar was created after the former Province of Samar and Leyte was split into two independent provinces. Before its partition, Samar province occupied the whole island of Samar and its adjacent islands and islets. In 1965, the provinces of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar were carved out of the single Samar Island Province.On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), specifically the towns of Basey and Marabut.".
- Q13876 abstract "Samar (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Samar: Filipino: Lalawigan ng Samar; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Samar, formerly known as Western Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities of the province.Samar province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar, to the east by Eastern Samar, to the west by Masbate and Biliran, and to the south by the city of Tacloban, Leyte province and Leyte Gulf. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world.In 1768, the Province of Samar was created after the former Province of Samar and Leyte was split into two independent provinces. Before its partition, Samar province occupied the whole island of Samar and its adjacent islands and islets. In 1965, the provinces of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar were carved out of the single Samar Island Province.On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), specifically the towns of Basey and Marabut.".