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Manchester
Manchester is located Manchester In the northwestern part of England, the starting point of the industrial revolution in Western Europe is therefore considered one of the ancient industrial cities, and it is mentioned that it is home to a constellation of leading scientists including the chemist John Dalton, the discoverer of the atom, and the founder of communism Karl Marx. The city of Manchester hosts a number of major universities in the United Kingdom, including the University of Manchester and the University of Salford, and is also famous for sports clubs specifically Manchester United and Manchester City.
The name Manchester
There are conflicting opinions about the origin of the word Manchester, as it was said that it is Romen, and it is reported that it has been launched on one of the Romen forts built near the current city site, and it is said that the city’s name is ancient mamukium, which is pronounced in the Latin language “mammester”, which are two sections referred to (mam) to the conical hill And Kester, the town.
The economy of Manchester
The city has great economic importance in the country, as it is the first industrial city in the world, and what has become more important is the opening of the Manchester Navigational Channel, and thanks to this it has become an important port.
Sports in Manchester
The city is unique in England and the whole world with great popularity in the field of football, generating the best sports clubs ever, Manchester United Club and Manchester City Club, and their establishment came as a fierce competition between the classes of the rich and poor, miners and trains, creating a class struggle in the field of sports.
Landmarks of Manchester
- John Rylands Library: This library has a Victorian Gothic character, the date of its opening dates back to the year 1900 AD funded by Miss Enrika Augustina Rylands, and the name of the library came in relation to the deceased husband John Rylands, and the library is distinguished for its huge amount of manuscripts from the Middle Ages.
- Old Trafford: Also known as the Dream Theater according to Bobby Charlton, it is an English football stadium located in the heart of the Trafford administrative district in the city of Massachusetts, and it has a huge capacity that can accommodate more than 76,212 spectators, and thus it is the second stadium in terms of carrying capacity in England.
- Manchester City Stadium: It is referred to asCOMSAnd it has another name, which is Al-Ittihad Stadium, and Manchester City Club takes a major stadium for it, and it is ranked fifth in the Premier League level in terms of carrying capacity, it has the capacity to accommodate more than 47,805 thousand spectators.
- University of Manchester: Which occupies a prominent place among its British counterparts, and is classified among the universities of the red brick generation. The history of work at the university dates back to the twenty-second of October 2004 in a royal order from Queen Elizabeth II, and it is mentioned that she is a member of the Russell Group of Universities.
