Aberdeen - translation to greek
.jpg?width=200 "Union Street towards Castlegate (facing east)")
![North Sea oil and gas]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2 Pics i took Back in 06 19 . (49799093462).jpg?width=200 "North Sea oil and gas]]")
![[[Marischal College]], home of Aberdeen City Council, Broad St.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aberdeen City Council - panoramio.jpg?width=200 "[[Marischal College]], home of Aberdeen City Council, Broad St.")
.jpg?width=200 "Aberdeen Harbour")
![George Gordon [[Byron]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Byron 1813 by Phillips.jpg?width=200 "George Gordon [[Byron]]")
.jpg?width=200 "North East Scotland College")
![[[Pittodrie Stadium]] viewed from Broad Hill](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pittodrie Stadium viewed from Broad Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1573187.jpg?width=200 "[[Pittodrie Stadium]] viewed from Broad Hill")
![[[Aberdeen Science Centre]], Links Road Science Museum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Satrosphere, Links Road - geograph.org.uk - 401659.jpg?width=200 "[[Aberdeen Science Centre]], Links Road Science Museum")
![[[Aberdeen railway station]], main concourse](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scot-Aberdeen-rail.jpg?width=200 "[[Aberdeen railway station]], main concourse")
![St Andrew's Cathedral]], King Street](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Andrew's Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 401628.jpg?width=200 "St Andrew's Cathedral]], King Street")
![The [[Old Town House, Old Aberdeen]]. Once a separate burgh, Old Aberdeen was incorporated into the city in 1891](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Town House, Old Aberdeen - geograph.org.uk - 320069.jpg?width=200 "The [[Old Town House, Old Aberdeen]]. Once a separate burgh, Old Aberdeen was incorporated into the city in 1891")
![[[Aberdeen Town House]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Town House, Municipal Offices and Court Houses in Aberdeen.jpg?width=200 "[[Aberdeen Town House]]")
![Rowers under [[Wellington Suspension Bridge]] on the River Dee](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wellington Suspension Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1445265.jpg?width=200 "Rowers under [[Wellington Suspension Bridge]] on the River Dee")
Definition
Wikipedia
Aberdeen ( (listen); Scots: Aiberdeen [ˌeːbərˈdin] (listen); Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain [ˈopəɾ ˈʝɛ.ɪɲ]; Latin: Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city of Aberdeen, and 227,560 for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and 398 mi (641 km) north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe. Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don, the area around Aberdeen has been thought to have been settled for at least 6,000 years.
Aberdeen received royal burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–1153), which transformed the city economically. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world, and the seaport is the largest in the north-east part of Scotland. A university town, the city is known for the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495 as the fifth oldest university in the English-speaking world and located in Old Aberdeen.
In 2012, HSBC named Aberdeen as a leading business hub and one of eight 'super cities' spearheading the UK's economy, marking it as the only city in Scotland so designated. In 2018, Aberdeen was found to be the best city in the UK to start a business in a study released by card payment firm Paymentsense.
