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Zuid-Holland or South-Holland is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. It is one of the most densely populated and industrial of the provinces. Neighbouring provinces are Zeeland? to the southwest, [Noord Brabant]? to the southeast, Gelderland? to the east, Utrecht to the northeast and Noord-Holland? to the north.

It contains the major cities of The Hague (Den Haag or 's-Gravenhage) and Rotterdam. Other towns and cities include: Delft, Dordrecht?, Gouda?, Hoek van Holland Leiden?, Maassluis?, Monster?, Scheveningen?, Schiedam?, Spijkenisse?, Vlaardingen, Voorburg?, Wassenaar?, Zoetermeer?

Rivers and other bodies of water include Nieuwe Maas, Nieuwe Waterweg, Oude Maas, [Haring Vliet]?, [Hollandsch Diep]?.


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