• 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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    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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    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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    "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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    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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