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Aberdeen is located on the northeast coast of Scotland between two rivers, the Dee and the Don. The area has been settled for at least 8,000 years.

Today, with the discovery of North Sea oil, Aberdeen's traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have taken a backseat to the petroleum industry.

Notable people associated with Aberdeen include Alfred Adler, Elizabeth Blackwell, Lord Byron, Mary Garden, James Gibbs.

Abidjan, the former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, is the largest city in the nation and the fourth-largest French-speaking city in the world (after Paris, Kinshasa, and Montreal [2011]). Côte d'Ivoire remains the economic center, current capital is Yamoussoukro.

Abu Dhabi, the capital and the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The area of Abu Dhabi had human civilization from 3,000 BCE, as of 2001 the majority of the population is expatriate workers.

The Persian Gulf was a source of pearls and Abu Dhabi was noted as a center for pearl trade. In the 1930s exploration for oil began and it is estimated that Abu Dhabi has control of 9% of the world's proven oil reserve; pollution is destroying the natural ecology and eliminating the importance of pearl diving.

Abuja, a planned city, became the capital of Nigeria in the 1990s, replacing Lagos.

Abuja's most notable feature is a monolith called Aso Rock; another monolith called Zuma is north of the city.

Acapulco de Juarez is major sea port on the Pacific coast of Mexico. It is situated on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history. Spain traded with the Far East through the Acapulco-Manila galleon route, exchanging New World silver for silk, gems and spices.

The name “Acapulco” is from the Nahuatl language referring to reeds; in 1885 the “de Juarez” was added to honor Benito Juárez, the former president of Mexico.

In the 20th century Acapulco became a favorite vacation destination, in the early 21st century Acapulco has been plagued by hurricanes, the swine flu and drug related gang violence.

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana. It was first settled in the 15th century, it grew as the Portuguese, Swedes, Dutch, French, British and Danes, constructed forts to support the slave trade. The trade was abolished in 1807.

Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, was founded in 1886. The name means “new flower”.

Addis Ababa altitude ranges from 7,500 ft to 9,800 ft above sea level (in comparison Denver is 5,280 feet).

Adelaide, the fifth largest city in Australia, is located on the southern coast at the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent, on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. Adelaide was founded in 1836 and named in honor of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to King William IV.

Notable people associated with Adelaide include Dame Judith Anderson, J. M. Coetzee, Rupert Murdoch.