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Minamiarima, NagasakiMinamiarima (南有馬町; -chou) is a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,023 and a density of 259.05 persons per km². The total area is 23.25 km². Minamiarima is the site of Hara fortress (Harajo). The fortress was destroyed following the deaths of 37,000 rebels and their leader, Amakusa Shiro, at the hands of Tokugawa Shogunate forces in the final battle of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638).
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