Doetinchem (population: 48,700) is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The municipality covers an area of 52.74 km² (of which 1.50 km² water).
The municipality of Doetinchem also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Dichteren[?], Gaanderen[?], IJzevoorde, Langerak[?], Wijnbergen[?].
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Willem Barents, (1550?-1597), Dutch, died on Nova Zembla seeking the Northeast Passage[?]
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, (1304?-1377?), Moroccan Muslim, ...