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==Suburbs of Edinburgh==
==Suburbs of Edinburgh==
*'''Corstorphine''' is a former village now part of western Edinburgh, retaining a rustic seclusion around its parish kirk. It is also the location of Edinburgh Zoo.
*'''Corstorphine''' is a former village now part of western Edinburgh, retaining a rustic seclusion around its parish kirk. It is also the location of Edinburgh Zoo.
*'''Cramond''' is the site of a [[Roman]] fort on the [[Antonine Wall]]; it lies west of the city on the shore of the [[Firth of Forth]] and boasts some antique buildings on its narrow village street. Inland, it is one of the city's most expensive residential districts. Cramond is connected by a pedestrian causeway to the uninhabited Cramond Island, about a kilometre offshore.
*'''Cramond''' is the site of a [[Roman]] fort associated with the [[Antonine Wall]]; it lies west of the city on the shore of the [[Firth of Forth]] and boasts some antique buildings on its narrow village street. Inland, it is one of the city's most expensive residential districts. Cramond is connected by a pedestrian causeway to the uninhabited Cramond Island, about a kilometre offshore.
*'''Joppa''' is a seaside area east of Portobello.
*'''Joppa''' is a seaside area east of Portobello.
*'''Leith''' was an independent municipality until 1920. It is the port of Edinburgh, although its extensive docks are now being converted into affluent residential and leisure areas. ''HMY Britannia'', the former royal yacht of Queen [[Elizabeth II]], is berthed at Leith as a tourist attraction.
*'''Leith''' was an independent municipality until 1920. It is the port of Edinburgh, although its extensive docks are now being converted into affluent residential and leisure areas. ''HMY Britannia'', the former royal yacht of Queen [[Elizabeth II]], is berthed at Leith as a tourist attraction.