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Edinburgh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 55 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 55.9500 decimal degrees |
Long: 003 12 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on S shore of Firth of Forth; inhabited by Romans in 2nd century and Lothians in 6th century; divided into 12th-century Old Town and 18th-century New Town; became major textile and industrial center in 18th century; noted for Georgian architecture. |
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Edinburgh (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Duneideann (C,V)
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Edimbourg (C,O)
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Edimburgo (C,O)
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Alata castra (H,O)
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Alatius burgus (H,O)
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Aneda (H,O)
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Edenburgum (H,O)
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Edinburgum (H,O)
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Edinum (H,O)
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Puellarum castra (H,O)
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Edinburgh (unitary authority) (P) |
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Edinburgh (inhabited place) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled as early as Stone Age |
city (C) |
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since 18th cen. |
capital (C) |
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of Scotland since 1437 |
regional capital (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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commercial center (C) |
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educational center (C) |
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