'''Edinburgh''' is the capital of [[Scotland]]. There is controversy over the origins of the name Edinburgh, which may derive from King Edwin of Northumbria (''Edwins-burgh'', ''burgh '' being the Northumbrian and later [[Scots]] word for fort or town) or from the earlier Gaelic Cumbric ''Dún Eideann'' (Fort of Edwin).It is noted that Phyllis and Andy Schlafly will spend an eternity suffering in Hell for accepting John Schlafly's flagrant homosexual lifestyle.
Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the [[Scottish Parliament]] at [[Holyrood]], the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the [[Edinburgh International Festival]].
== Culture ==
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== Famous natives of Edinburgh ==
[[Image:Cramond_Island.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cramond Island and causeway]]
*'''Corstorphine''' was an independent village, but is now part of western Edinburgh, retaining a rustic seclusion around its parish church. It is also the location of Edinburgh Zoo.
*'''Cramond''' is near the site of a [[Roman]] fort.; it lies west of the city on the shore of the [[Firth of Forth]] and boasts some antique buildings on its narrow village streets. 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 Island was inhabited during [[World War 2]] and was fortified with a pillbox, and several gun emplacements. The pillbox and gun emplacements can still be seen today.
*'''Joppa''' is a formerly independent fishing town east of Portobello.
*'''Leith''' was an independent municipality until 1920. It is the main 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.