Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p El Arish is a small town in Queensland, Australia named after a city in Egypt where the Australian Light Horse saw action in December 1916 and which was later developed as a major base area. At the 2006 census, El Arish had a population of 232.The town was founded in 1921 as a Soldier settlement area. The area was later settled by Italian Australians who worked in the sugar cane fields. Today, the area is home to banana plantations.The town was hit by Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.. }
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- El_Arish,_Queensland abstract "El Arish is a small town in Queensland, Australia named after a city in Egypt where the Australian Light Horse saw action in December 1916 and which was later developed as a major base area. At the 2006 census, El Arish had a population of 232.The town was founded in 1921 as a Soldier settlement area. The area was later settled by Italian Australians who worked in the sugar cane fields. Today, the area is home to banana plantations.The town was hit by Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.".