Aberdeen (/ˌæbÉ™rˈdiË n/ (listen); Scots: Aiberdeen, listen
(help·info); Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain [opəɾ ˈɛ.ɛɲ];
Latin: Aberdonia) is a city in northeast Scotland. It is Scotland's
third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government
council areas (as Aberdeen City) and the United Kingdom's 39th most
populous built-up area, with an official 2018 population estimate of
198,880 for the city of Aberdeen and 227,560 for the local council
area.During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings
incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like
silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North
Sea oil in the 1970s, Aberdeen has been known as the off-shore oil
capital of Europe. The area around Aberdeen has been settled for at
least 8,000 years, when prehistoric villages lay around the mouths of
the rivers Dee and Don. The city has a long, sandy coastline and a
marine climate, the latter resulting in chilly summers and mild
winters.Aberdeen received Royal burgh status from David I of Scotland
(1124â€"1153), transforming the city economically. The city has two
universities, the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and Robert
Gordon University, which was awarded university status in 1992, making
Aberdeen the educational centre of north-east Scotland. The
traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and
textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's
seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports
in the world and the seaport is the largest in the north-east of
Scotland.
Aberdeen Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter
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