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<div>The third largest city in [[Scotland]], '''Aberdeen''' is located in the north east of Scotland, between the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don.<br />
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The city's motto is ''Bon Accord'' which, roughly translated from the [[French]], means ''Good Agreement''.<br />
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Aberdeen is the major logistical center of the [[North Sea]] [[oil]] industry and is also famous as a [[fishing]] port and a center of educational excellence. From late Medieval times until the late 19th century, Aberdeen was home to as many universities as the whole of [[England]].<br />
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Aberdeen is known as the [[Granite]] City (sometimes also The Silver City with the Golden Sands) from the stone used in the construction of its many fine public buildings. A person from Aberdeen is called an Aberdonian. Aberdeen is the least religious city in Scotland. <ref>http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1726&sID=332</ref> <br />
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===Sport===<br />
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[[Aberdeen FC]] (nickname: the Dons) is the city's only senior football club. Home matches are played at Pittodrie whose name derives from the Pictish for dung heap. The current manager is [[Jimmy Calderwood]].<br />
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===Famous Aberdonians===<br />
* Annie Lennox<br />
* Robbie Shepherd<br />
* William Hardie<br />
* John Laurie<br />
* Denis Law<br />
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There are also cities or towns called Aberdeen in [[Texas]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wyoming]], [[Utah]], [[California]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Alabama]] in the [[United States]], [[Northern Australia]], [[New South Wales]], and [[Tasmania]] in [[Australia]], and on the southern shore of [[Hong Kong]] island.<br />
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[[Category:Scottish Towns and Cities]]</div>Anneyo