Broader Places
Aberdeen (United Kingdom) (3)
Place Type inhabited place
Other Place Typescity, regional capital, port, industrial center, commercial center, educational center
Alternative TermsDevana
Latitude 57.167
Longitude -2.067
Located on North Sea coast; main center of country's fishing industry; originally two towns; burned by English under Edward II in 1336; suffered during Civl War in 1650s; noted for St. Nicholas Church (1755) by James Gibbs & King's College (1494).
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