Global Tourism

Scotland

When descend in a  international airport  (Edinburgh or Glasgow) find the slogan The best small country in

 the world in the sense (the best small country in the world) 

And be surprised when you learn that Scotland is the largest country in the world, if measured by the number of population space

The number of population which is estimated at 5.1 million people, is very small compared to the surface area of ​​78 772 square kilometers 

Its geographical location: 

Located north of the island the British, which is part of the United Kingdom 

It is bordered to the south of England and the east and north of the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the 

west

Scottish history: 

Between 70,000 BC to 18,000 BC was the last period of so-called glacial era and peaked at 18,000 years BC 

Then turn initiated the atmosphere of the planet to warm 

At 10,000 years BC was ice-free Scotland 

Then start the growth of trees and forests and the onset of animals such as bear, wolves, wild boars 

The arrival of the first human to Scotland was through hunters traveling through the Land bridge, a land bridge that connected Britain, France, when Britain was adjacent to the European continent or by boat from Germany 

British island separated from the rest of Europe at 8500 years BC

Between the years 1200 BC to 200 BC began to civilian life thrive in Scotland and began what is known as the people of Celtic and this name was on them by the Romans and Greeks during their war with them. 

Celtic group of people moved to different places and cultures and speak multiple languages ​​and approximately one and share tools and craft of Fine Arts and their ideas and beliefs of one. 

Most of them work in agriculture and live in huts 

Empire ruled Romania Scotland in 81 AD after being seized control of England in 43 AD 

Keep this rule with the presence of resistance from the tribes in Scotland until the end of the year 410 AD Full Britain 

For the information, the title of Scots currently is a mean person Scot Scottish and Scottish sometimes said, but this title is strange that a Scot called on the people of Scotland by the Romans, which means thieves or pirates in ancient Romania 

This title Scotsmen necessary even to this day and has become a land with this name also 

Scot Land Land Ascott 

Scotland 

After leaving the Roman divisions occurred in Scotland 

The northern and western became follows the so-called b Picts, a shortcut for Painted People 

Northwestern part known as the Argyll 

Southwestern part was in close contact with the north-east and the Irish Gaels called and established a kingdom called Dal Riata 

This division has led to the existence of several wars between these statelets 

The southern part of the foundations as well as some small states through the tribes which inhabited this is Petty 

Strathclyde was the so-called most powerful 

Rheged 

Edinburgh was called the Kingdom of trace Gododdin 

In 850 AD the Scotland and Norway to capture the so-called Nordic Viking pirates 

Lasted insurgencies and wars against the occupiers until independence was part of the country and was named the Kingdom of Alba was a collection of mini-states of the South of Scotland 

Between the years 800 to 1300 AD This period is the emergence of what they call the nation where it began during this period, small states to unite under one banner and began to become a special regime. 

State began to run the monarchy 

The sequence of political rule in that period as follows 

1 King 

2 heads of churches and religious leaders 

3 warriors and traders 

4 working-class and poor 

Despite the states unite under the banner of the South King, but he still Scandinavians dominate the north and north-west Scotland. 

Conflict with the British: Scotland was on the non-ES with the British for several reasons, including: 

1 The English families with the strength and influence, and they want to own large parts of the Scottish land 

2 difference on the border between the two countries 

3 The king was Scottish demands allegiance to the English king 

4 Scotland was similar to what will be part of the England and Scots see this in derogation of their status and independence. 

England fought months and is considered a national hero when Aloscottlndeon is William Wallace and the famous (b courageous fighter) fought several wars, starting from the central and southern Scotland even came down to England and occupied part of it 

Government in Scotland: 

England, Scotland involved in power since 1603 AD, and share parliament since 1707 AD 

In May of 1999, the Scottish Parliament has been created for the independent English Parliament for the first time in three centuries, is the seat of parliament in Edinburgh, capital of Scotland 

Scotland belonging to the crown of the British Royal Queen Elizabeth 

Prime Minister Tony Blair 

Currency in circulation in Scotland: the English pound sterling, but with a different format only..

Some forms of fabric used in the dress

Flag of Scotland: Scotland teachers 

The first picture shows two lines painted blue with white X-shaped sign 

The second flag is also shown in the picture in yellow and red image of a lion 

But first is the official flag of the country and the most heavily traded

Note that Glasgow is the main city in the region of Strathclyde 

Edinburgh is the main city in the region of Lothian 

Languages ​​of Scotland 

The original language is Gaelic for Scotland, a language which is spoken by the people who are residents of Celtic Scotland, Ireland and Wales 

Of course now the official language of the country is English while retaining their mother tongue 

Knowing that still some areas in Scotland, such as the northern islands of Western people speak the language of Gaelic 

Religions in Scotland 

Protestant Christianity and make up the vast majority 

Catholic Christianity Romania 

Islam due to the migration of a large number of Pakistan and India

Judaism 

Indian Hindu because of immigration

This picture shows all religions in Scotland 

Right: Hindu, Muslim, Jew, Christian 

Christianity in Scotland 

Christianity was before the people of Scotland and the pagans and worshiped many gods 

Christianity arrived in Scotland first to Petty South Romanians soldiers during the period of their presence in the borders of Scotland in 400 AD 

A period in which Christianity began as a religion in which an official of the empire Romania 

The then leaders of those republics (South Scotland) to enter into Christianity and their people followed them automatically 

Islam in Scotland 

Convey to you this story to Hossam Shaker site of IOL 

You may be surprised visitor to the city, "Glasgow," the British that the Islamic center and mosque not are within about the heart of the city only minutes away on foot, in the industrial capital "of Scotland," the minaret high above the mosque giant combines modern construction harmonized with the ocean and the architectural style of the traditional-inspired mosques in the Indian subcontinent. 

The access to the corridors of Almsadjad- which can accommodate more than two thousand Msal- must raises a lot of questions about the history of Muslims in this city Scots important, presented in 1997, the first vice-Muslim in the British House of Commons. Soon, one discovers that the Islamic presence in Glasgow express very clearly about the presence of Muslims in Britain. 

In the early forties of the twentieth century, and reached this industrial city vanguards of Muslim immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, which were subjected to British colonialism, and initiated the Muslims to organize themselves in an institution bore the name "Association of the Union of Muslims", which was officially established in 1943, was not long before being the opening of a small mosque in Beit No. 27 of Oxford Street in the city. It also opened a small school for the education of Muslim children. 

With the beginning of the new century, the estimates of the number of Muslims in Glasgow exceed twenty thousand people. Although most of the slide unions, many of whom are running limited investment in small shops, while enabling a number of Muslim businessmen from the successes and Adhh.ovi reference to the increasing weight of the Muslims in Glasgow, ascended the candidate recognized for the Labour Party, "Mohammed Sarwar" to Council British House of Commons in the 1997 election; to be the first Muslim to hold parliamentary seats in the history of political life in Britain as a whole.

In The End There Is some pictures of scotland