Lothian
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thumb|The Lothian (Burdiehouse) Burn as it passes through Edinburgh thumb|Traprain Law in East Lothian, said to be the site of King Lot's capital
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lothian
- Settlement.image_map
- Lothian County.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Scotland
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 666
- Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
- 1288
- Settlement.population_total
- 858,090
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Scottish region
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Scotland
- Population
- 858090
- Area
- 666
- Image
- Lothian County.svg
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- inception
- 1975-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Lothian
- Commons category
- Lothian
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1996-00-00
- P12749
- Most
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Anglian settlement
- Language
- Governance
- Political control
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|The Lothian (Burdiehouse) Burn as it passes through Edinburgh thumb|Traprain Law in East Lothian, said to be the site of King Lot's capital
Lothian (; ; ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, while other significant towns include Livingston, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Queensferry, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Penicuik, Musselburgh, Prestonpans, Tranent, North Berwick, Dunbar and Haddington.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lothian” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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