Noorderkwartier
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Noorderkwartier is an historical term referring to the part of Holland north of the river IJ
. It roughly correspondends to the modern province of North Holland
. Other historical terms for this area were "North Holland", "Noordeland", "Noorderland" and "Waterland".
IJ
IJ may refer to:* IJ , the ligature of the letters I and J* IJ , a body of water near Amsterdam, Netherlands* Ij, Iran, a city in Fars Province, Iran* IJmeer, a lake in the Netherlands* immigration judge...
. It roughly correspondends to the modern province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
. Other historical terms for this area were "North Holland", "Noordeland", "Noorderland" and "Waterland".