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Also known as Aviemore, Highland, Aviemore, Scotland, Aviemore, Scotland, UK, An Aghaidh Mhòr

Aviemore (; ) is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm Mountains.

Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.type
Town
UK place.official_name
Aviemore
UK place.gaelic_name
An Aghaidh Mhòr
UK place.static_image
Main street, Aviemore - geograph.org.uk - 1771572.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
250px
UK place.static_image_caption
A view of Aviemore main street, 2010
UK place.language
EnglishScottish Gaelic
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.unitary_scotland
Highland
UK place.map_type
Badenoch and Strathspey
UK place.constituency_westminster
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
UK place.post_town
Aviemore
UK place.postcode_district
PH22
UK place.postcode_area
PH
UK place.dial_code
01479
UK place.os_grid_reference
NH898129

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Population
3240
Image
Aviemore view.jpg
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Commons category
Aviemore
OS grid reference
NH898129
postal code
PH22 1
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  • Early history
  • Tourism
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Aviemore (; ) is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm Mountains.

== Etymology == Aviemore represents the Gaelic form . may be Pictish and involve an element equivalent to Welsh meaning "cleft".

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