Halbmondlager

The Halbmondlager was a prisoner-of-war camp in Wünsdorf, Germany, during the First World War. The name translates as Crescent Camp or Half-Moon Camp and refers to the crescent, a symbol of Islam.
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  • …is also known as “Schaukasten Moschee - Halbmondlager”
  • Description: German prisoner-of-war camp during World War I

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heeressportschule/Haus der Offiziere and Wünsdorf-Waldstadt station.
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is situated 170 metres southwest of Halbmondlager.
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Railway station
Wünsdorf-Waldstadt is a railway station in the town… is situated 1¼ km west of Halbmondlager.
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Halbmondlager.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wünsdorf and Zehrensdorf.
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Village
is a village.
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Locality
is a locality.
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Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Halbmondlager.

Halbmondlager

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Latitude
52.16531° or 52° 9′ 55″ north
Longitude
13.48548° or 13° 29′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F4M5F8P+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5183840647
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data ID
Q1570514

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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Tatar—“Halbmondlager” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “کامپی نیوەمانگ”
  • Chinese: “彎月營”
  • French: “Halbmondlager”
  • German: “Halbmondlager”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה השבויים וינסדורף”
  • Indonesian: “Halbmondlager”
  • Russian: “Лагерь полумесяца”
  • Tatar: “Wünsdorf lagere”

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