IJ (Amsterdam)

The IJ is a waterway in , Netherlands, running through between the – system to the east and the to the west.
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  • Type: Channel
  • Description: river (channel), formerly a bay, in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “‘t IJ”, “Bahia del IJ”, “het IJ”, “IJ”, “IJmeer”, “The Y River”, “Y”, and “Ye”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Canal District and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ.

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The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of .

Theater building
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Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ is the main concert hall for…

Theater building
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The is a concert hall for jazz and improvised music in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marineterrein and Oosterdokseiland.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is an island that forms…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

IJ (Amsterdam)

Latitude
52.37976° or 52° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.91642° or 4° 54′ 59″ east
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
9F469WH8+WH
Geo­Names ID
2754261
Wiki­data ID
Q338137
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“IJ (Amsterdam)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آي”
  • Belarusian: “Эй (бухта)”
  • Belarusian: “Эй”
  • Catalan: “IJ (estany)”
  • Catalan: “IJ”
  • Cebuano: “Het IJ”
  • Chinese: “艾湾”
  • Chinese: “艾灣”
  • Danish: “IJ”
  • Dutch: “IJ (rivier)”
  • Dutch: “IJ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره آى”
  • Esperanto: “IJ (Akvovojo)”
  • French: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • French: “IJ”
  • Galician: “canle IJ”
  • Galician: “Río IJ”
  • German: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • German: “IJ”
  • Hebrew: “איי”
  • Hungarian: “IJ (folyó)”
  • Hungarian: “IJ”
  • Indonesian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Italian: “IJ (Paesi Bassi)”
  • Italian: “IJ”
  • Japanese: “アイ湾”
  • Korean: “에이”
  • Latvian: “Ei”
  • Low German: “IJ (rivier)”
  • Low German: “IJ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “IJ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “IJbukta”
  • Norwegian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Persian: “ای (آمستردام)”
  • Persian: “ای”
  • Polish: “IJ (rzeka)”
  • Romanian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Romanian: “IJ”
  • Russian: “Эй”
  • Serbian: “Еј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “IJ”
  • Slovenian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Spanish: “Bahía del IJ”
  • Spanish: “IJ (Ámsterdam)”
  • Swedish: “IJ (flod)”
  • Swedish: “IJ”
  • Turkish: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ей (річка)”
  • Vlaams: “Ey”
  • Western Frisian: “IJ (Amsterdam)”
  • Western Frisian: “IJ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Scheepvaarthuisbuurt and Lastage.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dijksgracht and Mariniersbrug.

North Holland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Amsterdam and Haarlem.

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