Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Capital city of Scotland, UK

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.

Also known as...Edinburg, Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Edina, Modern Athens, Dùn Èideann, Auld Reekie, and Athens of the North
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Major Fire Guts Historic Edinburgh Building

Major Fire Guts Historic Edinburgh Building A major fire engulfed a historic building on Edinburgh's Princes Street, closing the city centre.