Aiberdeen
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Aiberdeen (Aberdeen in Inglis; Obar Dheathain in Scots Gaelic) is Scotland's third maist muckle ceity, wi a population o 212,125. It is the chief toun an port in the north-aest o Scotland.
It haes the title o Ile Caipital o Europe thanks tae the muckle supplee of crude ile in the German Ocean, an is situate on a bey o the German Ocean, atween the mooths o the rivers Don and Dee. Forby thon Aiberdeen is ane o 32 unitary cooncil areas in Scotland, offeecially kent as the Ceety o Aiberdeen.
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[edit] Coat o Airms an Motto
[edit] History
[edit] Backgrund
[edit] Airt an architecture
[edit] Kirks
[edit] Eddication
[edit] Cultur
[edit] Pairks an open spaces
[edit] Statues
[edit] Brigs
[edit] Herbour
[edit] Industry
[edit] Population
In 1396 the population wis aboot 3,000 fowk. By 1801 it haen growen tae 26,992. In 1841 it wis 63,262; in 1891 121,623; in 1901 153,503; in 2001 it wis 197,328.
[edit] Sport
Aiberdeen Fitbaw Club wis foondit in 1903. Its major success wis winnin the European Cup Winners Cup in 1983 an three League Chaimpionships atween 1980 an 1986, unner the current Manchester Unitit F.C. manager Alex Ferguson. The club's stadium is Pittodrie that hauds the honour o bein Breetain's first aw-seatit stadium. The clubs best result was a twa nil win against East Stirlingshire in 1975 , the match is down in history ahead of the 2-1 gubbing of Real Madrid in 1983
[edit] Transport
[edit] Twinned ceities warldwide
Aiberdeen is twinned wi several ceities athort Europe an ootthrou the lave o the warld. Thir includes:
[edit] See an aw
- List o fowk fae Aiberdeen, Scotland
- List o Beeshops o Aiberdeen
- List o Provosts an Laird Provosts o Aiberdeen