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Glasgow Airport is Scotland's principal long haul gateway, with year round flights to Canada, the United States and the Gulf. Almost nine million passengers use the airport every year. Glasgow Airport is home to around 30 airlines flying to more than 80 destinations worldwide.
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In the mid-19th century Glasgow was described as 'possibly the filthiest and unhealthiest of all the British towns'. (And that was saying something!). There were outbreaks of cholera in 1849 and 1854. The first time 3,777 people died. The second time 3,885 died.
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Glasgow has a small, but lively scene which centres around the Merchant City area (the so called "Pink Triangle" formed by Revolver, Bennets and the Polo Lounge). Bias is more marked in Glasgow, and the city's gay venues are consequently not as publicly visible as in Scotland's capital, or deliberately flaunted as is the case in London and Manchester. Nevertheless, the city is still gay-friendly, which is shown in the annual "Glasgay" celebrations in October. Discretion is advised in public.
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By the beginning of the 18th century Glasgow probably had a population of about 12,000 and it grew rapidly. By the end of the century the population of Glasgow had reached 84,000. By the standards of the time it was a very large town.
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Glasgow's origins lie with a Christian missionary called Mungo, or Kentigern, who established a church here. By AD600 St Mungo was the Archbishop of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, whose Kings resided at Dumbarton Castle. It is usually thought that the name Glasgow comes from St Mungo's description of the community that grew up here as
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Founded by a Christian missionary (St Mungo), Glasgow became a major religious centre. Mungo's original church was destroyed by the wars which swept the country in the years after his death. Today's Cathedral dates from the 12th Century and has been added to in the years which followed.
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