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Where Does The Name 'Granite City' Come From?

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    'Granite City' is the name given to 'Aberdeen City'. This city is in Scotland. It is the third largest city of Scotland.

    Aberdeen city is a big city and has the population of around 202,370. It is also known as 'Silver City' and the 'Chief Commercial Centre'.

    This city is situated between the two rivers. It is also popular as the 'Oil Capital Of Europe' since there are oil deposits in the large extent in this city.

    The city has the 'University of Aberdeen' that is the combination of two colleges. It has good education facilities such as school of Art, school of Architecture, etc.

    In this city, all the shops and public buildings are built of granite. It also has a fine granite arch. Even
    The shopping malls and hotels are made up of granite.

    The name of the Headquarters of this city is 'Town House'. It is also made up of granite. Thus Aberdeen city is also known as Granite city.
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    Rajeshshri1982 

    answered 3 years ago

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