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Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. It is situated at the head of Belfast Lough, surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK. The city was once famous for its shipbuilding industry, indeed it was Belfast where the fated ocean liner, Titanic, was built, but these days Belfast has a less specific export industry, and seems to be better known as a lively university city. Its university, Queen’s, is the second oldest in Ireland and still enjoys a very prestigious reputation. In fact, Belfast is a city that is truly steeped in history, and not all of it that distant. The latter part of the 20th century saw decades of sectarian ‘troubles‘ in Belfast, but although it still bears the scars, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has brought about a largely peaceful existence for the Belfast communities of today, which in turn has put this fascinating city firmly on the tourist map.
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