Edinburgh
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Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city and second largest city in Scotland. Edinburgh lies on the east coast, where the River Forth flows into the sea.
The central part is Edinburgh Castle, at the top of a steep hill. The castle has a military display every year, called a tattoo, where soldiers show their skills at marching and competitions, and there are brass bands and bands of bagpipes.
Edinburgh has a very large theatre festival every year, where thousands of actors come to put on shows. The shows are of all kinds, and range from large ones with famous people, to very small ones by new or unknown actors.
The city is served by Edinburgh Airport, and Haymarket and Waverley railway stations.
[change] Sport
The city's main football teams are Hearts F.C. and Hibernian F.C. Murrayfield stadium in the city is the home of the Scottish national rugby team.
[change] Trivia
The serial novel 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith took place in New Town, Edinburgh.
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