Also known as
  • Auld Reekie,
  • City Of Edinburgh
Edinburgh (, ; ) is the capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. It is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea. Owing to its rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture, including numerous stone tenements, it is often considered one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. It forms the City... full article at wikipedia
ISO 3166-2 Code
  • GB-EDH
FIPS 10-4 Region Code
  • UKU8
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  • 448,624
  • 2001
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by arielb about 3 hours ago
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