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The third largest city in Scotland, Aberdeen lies 150 miles (241 km) north of Edinburgh, for the most part occupying land between the mouths of the River Dee and the River Don which flow eastwards into the North Sea from the Grampian Highlands.

Founded in the 7th or 8th Century, the seaport of Aberdeen is known as 'the granite city', a name that reflects its handsome grey granite architecture. Since the 1970s its proximity to the North Sea oil and gas fields has also earned it the title of Scotland's 'oil capital'.

Also known as the 'Flower of Scotland', Aberdeen has long been famous for its outstanding parks, gardens and floral displays that include 2 million roses, 11 million daffodils and 3 million crocuses.

The city developed as two separate burghs - Old Aberdeen, near the mouth of the River Don, and New Aberdeen, between the mouths of the Den Burn and the River Dee.

The name Aberdeen probably derives from Aberdon - 'the mouth of the Don', but equally could relate to Aberden, 'the mouth of the Den'.

In Old Aberdeen, St Machar's Cathedral, former seat of the Bishops

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