Oban
Sign in to saveOban ( ; meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, the town can have a temporary population of up to over 24,000 people. Oban occupies a setting in the Firth of Lorn. The bay forms a near perfect horseshoe, protected by the island of Kerrera; and beyond Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north are the long low island of Lismore and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Oban
- UK place.type
- Town and former burgh of barony
- UK place.gaelic_name
- An t-Òban
- UK place.scots_name
- Oban
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NM859298
- UK place.post_town
- OBAN
- UK place.postcode_area
- PA
- UK place.postcode_district
- PA34
- UK place.dial_code
- 01631
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 93
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 402
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Argyll and Bute
- Population
- 8490
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Oban harbour 14839d.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01631
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- Commons category
- Oban
- topic's main category
- Category:Oban
- Commons gallery
- Oban
- postal code
- PA34
- OS grid reference
- NM859298
- historic county
- Argyll
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Oban
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Article · Italiano
Oban (in gaelico scozzese An t-Òban;8.000 ab. ca.) è una cittadina della costa centro-occidentale della Scozia (Regno Unito), affacciata sul (Oceano Atlantico) e appartenente dal punto di vista amministrativo alla contea di Argyll (sud-ovest della regione delle Highlands). La cittadina è un punto di partenza per i traghetti diretti ad alcune isole appartenenti all'arcipelago delle Ebridi Interne.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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