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Place nameEdinburgh
Other namesDuneideann, Edimbourg, Edimburgo, Alata castra, Alatius burgus, Aneda, Edinburgum, Edenburgum, Edinum, Puellarum castra
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude55.95
Longitude-3.217
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Located on S shore of Firth of Forth; inhabited by Romans in 2nd cen. & Lothians in 6th cen.; divided into 12th-cen. Old Town & 18th-cen. New Town; became major textile & industrial center in 18th cen.; noted for Georgian architecture.
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