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Telegraph.co.uk - Food and drink | 1 day ago
Belfast Pub Guide: The Crown Liquor Saloon Belfast
Belfast Pub Guide: The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast, is a national treasure. Published: 6:55AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Ask enough questions about the ornate interior of the Crown Liquor Saloon, and the barman...
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BBC News | 1 day ago
Free Christmas parking in Belfast
Parking wardens will spend less time in parts of the city centre Evening Christmas shoppers will be able to park for free in parts of Belfast in the run up to the festive period. Three hundred and thirty places will be available without...
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Medical News Today | 2 days ago
Breast Cancer Campaign: New Breast Cancer Research Funding For Belfast
...genetic make up could soon become a reality, according to Breast Cancer Campaign. Professor Kevin Prise from Queen's University Belfast has been awarded a three year project grant by the charity to study how genes are involved in the...
In this article: Breast cancer, Cancer, Surgery, Brca2, Brca1, and Queen's University Belfast
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Guardian | 2 days ago
Belfast high court rejects Spain's bid to extradite Eta suspect
A judge at Belfast high court has thrown out an attempt by Spain to have a suspected member of the armed Basque separatist group Eta's youth wing extradited. Judge Tom Burgess ruled that a European arrest warrant issued against Arturo...
In this article: Spain and Northern Ireland
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Medical News Today | 3 days ago
Ask Your Pharmacist Event Held In Belfast
...Pharmacy Association and the Ulster Chemists' Association organised an Ask Your Pharmacist event at the CastleCourt Shopping Centre, Belfast. Held in Ask Your Pharmacist Week the event saw almost 200 health checks carried out, with pharmacists...
In this article: Cholesterol, Carbon monoxide, BMI, and Northern Ireland
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BBC News | 3 days ago
New book exposes Belfast's ''dirty girls'
...in Belfast is among the themes explored in a new book The Lisburn Road area of south Belfast was once notorious for being home to the city's prostitutes, a new book has revealed. In a chapter titled 'Dirty Girls and Bad Houses',...
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BBC News | 7 days ago
Belfast college extension on fire
In this article: Union Theological College, Queen's University, and Northern Ireland
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Man raped in Belfast city centre
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Irish minister visits Belfast
...devolution must be completed The Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin is holding a series of meetings in Belfast. Mr Martin is in the city for a gathering of the North-South Ministerial Council. Last week, he urged the DUP to complete...
In this article: Micheal Martin, DUP, SDLP, and Gordon Brown
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Independent.ie | November 09, 2009
Air buble collapses Belfast road
Traffic chaos hit the streets of Belfast today after the mystery movement of an underground air bubble caused one of the city's busiest roads to collapse. Motorists are bracing themselves for up to a week of major delays after tarmac at...
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Belfast () is the capital of and the largest city in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the seat of devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. The city of Belfast has a population of 267,500, and lies at the heart of the Belfast urban area, which has a population of 483,418. The Belfast metropolitan area has a total population of 723,447. Belfast was granted city status in 1888.
Historically, Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry (earning the nickname "Linenopolis"), tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding: the city's main shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, which built the ill-fated RMS Titanic, propelled Belfast onto the global stage in the early 20th century as the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, establishing its place as a global industrial centre until the latter half of the 20th century.
Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education and business, is a legal centre of the United Kingdom, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. The city suffered greatly during the period of disruption, conflict, and destruction called the Troubles, but latterly has undergone a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and substantial economic and commercial growth. Belfast city centre has undergone considerable expansion and regeneration in recent years, with the newly developed Victoria Square area attracting international attention.
- Name:
- Belfast
- Location Country:
- Northern Ireland
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 44.4
- Latitude:
- 54.597
- Longitude:
- -5.930
- Postcode District:
- BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58
- UK Parliament Constituency:
- Belfast West
- Post Town:
- BELFAST
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