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A junk is a type of sailing vessel that originated in Southeast Asia and East Asia, traditionally featuring a distinctive design with flat bottoms and battened sails. These sturdy ships were historically important for trade, fishing, and transportation across Asian waters.
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- has characteristic
- robustness
- Commons category
- Junk (ship)
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- described at URL
- ich.unesco.org/es/USL/00321
- intangible cultural heritage status
- List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- uses
- bulkhead
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