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Aberdeen (pronounced /ˌæbɚˈdiːn/ (help·info); Scots: Aiberdeen, Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotland's third largest city with an official population of 202,370, Nicknames include the Granite City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, whose mica deposits sparkle like silver.[The Granite City. Aberdeen and Grampian Tourist Board. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.] The city has a long, sandy coastline. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe.[About Aberdeen. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.]
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