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Big and Capital cities in United Kingdom


The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and the Province of Northern Ireland. Each has its own identity, with vibrant modern cities, as well as stunning countryside and coastline.

London

London is Home of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, The British Museum, and more British Icons, London is a world center of theatre, art, music, literature, and culture. London is home to 7.5 million people or 12.5% Of the UK's population. Not counting visitors, more than I .5 million Londoners come from abroad. They speak 300 different languages, On top Of its cosmopolitan locals, London welcomes more than 25 million visitors a year through its five airports, national rail stations, and Eurostar terminal, the gateway to the continent.

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Birmingham

Birmingham With a population of more than a million, Birmingham is the UK's second-largest city. It's a vibrant, multi-ethnic destination with lively arts and music scenes and some of England's best shopping. Its Selfridges - the company's first store outside of London, is an ultra-modern building that looks like it just landed from outer space. With its great shopping and the huge NEC conference center as draws, Birmingham has loads of visitors.

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Glasgow

Glasgow Scotland's largest city,Glasgow is also the gateway to the Western Highlands. In 1995, Glasgow was the European Capital of Culture. The award wasn't for the heritage culture that enlivens Edinburgh but for an entirely more contemporary vibe. And it keeps getting better. In 2008, Lonely Planet named Glasgow one of the top 10 cities for tourists. In the same year, the Mercer report, a quality of-life survey, put Glasgow among the top 50 safest cities of the world.

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Manchester

Manchester Manchester is often called the first modern city. In the 18th century this Northwestern city, 30 miles from Liverpool, was the cotton making capital of the world and one of the breeding grounds of the industrial revolution. Manchester has long been a hotbed of the indie and pop music scenes. Today a large student population keeps Manchester's club scene as lively as ever.

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Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital city and one of the principal areas of Wales. It is the largest city in Wales and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom. Cardiff is the main commercial Centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd. At the 2011 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 346,090, and the wider urban area at 479,000. In 2011 it ranked sixth in the world in a National Geographic magazine list of alternative tourist destinations. It is the most popular destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017.

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Belfast

Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Ireland. It had a population of 343,542 as of 2019. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world's largest shipyard.

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