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natural harbour is not excellent. Its a bit on the small side and the entrance has limited depth at lower states of the tide
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'''Lüshunkou District''' (also '''Lyushunkou District'''; {{zh|s=旅顺口区 |t=旅順口區 |p=Lǚshùnkǒu Qū}}) is a district of [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]] province, China. Also formerly called '''Lüshun City''' ({{zh|s=旅顺市 |t=旅順市 |p=Lǚshùn Shì|labels=no}}) or literally '''[[Lüshun Port]]''' ({{zh|s=旅顺港 |t=旅順港 |p=Lǚshùn Gǎng|labels=no}}), it was formerly known as both '''Port Arthur''' ({{lang-ru|Порт-Артур |translit=Port-Artur}}) and '''Ryojun''' ({{lang-ja|旅順}}). The district's area is {{cvt|512.15|km2}} and its permanent population {{As of|2010|lc=y}} is 324,773.<ref name="stats yearbook"/><ref name="permanent census"/>
 
Lüshunkou is located at the extreme southern tip of the [[Liaodong Peninsula]]. It has ana excellentreasonable natural harbor, the possession and control of which became a ''[[casus belli]]'' of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] (1904–05). Japanese and then Russian administration was established in 1895 and continued until 1905 when control was ceded to Japan. During that period, it was world-famous and was more significant than the other port on the peninsula, Dalian proper.
 
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