Perth Stirling Dunfermline Scotland has eight cities. Edinburgh is the capital city and Glasgow is the most populous. Scottish towns were granted burghs...
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amongst Scotland's cities, with an estimated population of just over 37,000 inhabitants. In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger...
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Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th...
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Aberdeen (redirect from City of Aberdeen, Scotland)
leading business hub and one of eight 'super cities' spearheading the UK's economy, marking it as the only city in Scotland so designated. In 2018, Aberdeen...
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was the responsibility of the Cities and Burghs of Scotland (see List of burghs in Scotland). Between 1975 and 2013 Scotland was subdivided into Police...
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city status by letters patent or royal charter. There are currently a total of 76 such cities in the United Kingdom: 55 in England, eight in Scotland...
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Edinburgh (redirect from Capital city of scotland)
Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [t̪un ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast...
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Zealand, and migration to the industrial cities of Scotland and England.): xxiii, 414 and passim The area is now one of the most sparsely populated in Europe...
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definition of cities. As of 22 November 2022[update], there are 76 cities in the United Kingdom—55 in England, seven in Wales, eight in Scotland, and six...
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The geography of Scotland is varied, from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern...
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Glasgow (redirect from City of Glasgow, Scotland)
"Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: glesca". "Scottish Cities | Scotland.org". Scotland. Retrieved 11 April 2024. "United Kingdom - Largest cities". Statista...
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The following is a list of characters in River City, a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. "A look back at...
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are the sunniest cities in Scotland. On the longest day of the year there is no complete darkness over the northern isles of Scotland. Lerwick, Shetland...
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(80%). Other concentrations of population include the northeast coast of Scotland, principally the regions around the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness, and...
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This is a list of places in Scotland which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when...
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constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria. Cities may be defined as the cities proper, the extent of their...
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European cities by population within city limits. The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries...
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Perth (Scottish English: [ˈpɛrθ] PERTH; Scottish Gaelic: Peairt [pʰɛrˠʃtʲ]) is a centrally located Scottish city, on the banks of the River Tay. It is...
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Islam in Scotland includes all aspects of the Islamic faith in Scotland. The first Muslim known to have been in Scotland was a medical student who studied...
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a built-up locality that has city status Area (locale): 24 cities with the smallest same-name built-up area (many cities have much countryside and multiple...
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The Kingdom of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest...
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and control of state–education in Scotland rests with the Scottish Government, and is overseen by its executive agency, Education Scotland, with additional...
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shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established...
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Royal burgh (redirect from List of royal burghs of Scotland)
bearings of a number of royal burghs to be rematriculated by community councils. Cities of Scotland Commissioner (Scottish Parliament) Convention of Royal...
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four burghs were also counties, or counties of cities in Scotland. These four burghs were counties of cities, being independent from the surrounding counties...
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politics of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poilitigs na h-Alba) operate within the constitution of the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a country. Scotland is...
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This is a list of city chambers and town halls in Scotland. The list is sortable by building age and height, and provides a link to the listing description...
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cities in England List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland List of twin towns and sister cities in Wales List of twin towns and sister cities...
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The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as...
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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542...
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