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Govan

Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest , Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the , opposite the mouth of the and the district of .
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Photo: Njellis, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Stadium
Photo: Archibald99, Public domain.
Ibrox Stadium is a on the south side of the in the area of , Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.

Museum
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
owned by Glasgow City Council is a major museum and art gallery in the area of , Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at under that name in 1896 for owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ibrox and Linthouse.

Suburb
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , Scotland. It is situated south of the and is part of the former burgh of Govan. The origin of the name is unclear.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , Scotland. It is situated directly south of the and lies immediately west of Govan, with other adjacent areas including and the to the west, and to the south.

Suburb
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is now a district in the city of . It is situated south of the and is part of the former Burgh of Govan. It is the birthplace of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football club from November 1986 to 2013, the most successful manager in English football, in terms of championship-winning seasons.

Govan

Latitude
55.86084° or 55° 51′ 39″ north
Longitude
-4.31459° or 4° 18′ 53″ west
Population
5,860
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GVA
Open location code
9C7QVM6P+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 954572287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2648258
Wiki­data ID
Q1414040
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Govan” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Govan”
  • Arabic: “غوفان”
  • Armenian: “Գովան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaven”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qovan”
  • Basque: “Govan”
  • Catalan: “Govan”
  • Chinese: “加文”
  • Dutch: “Govan”
  • French: “Govan”
  • Galician: “Govan”
  • German: “Govan”
  • Greek: “Γκόβαν”
  • Hebrew: “גובן”
  • Irish: “Baile a’ Ghobhainn, Glaschú”
  • Irish: “Baile a‘ Ghobhainn”
  • Italian: “Govan”
  • Japanese: “ガヴァン”
  • Japanese: “ガバン”
  • Japanese: “ゴーヴァン”
  • Japanese: “ゴバン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Govan”
  • Norwegian: “Govan”
  • Persian: “گوان”
  • Polish: “Govan”
  • Portuguese: “Govan”
  • Russian: “Гован”
  • Scots: “Gouan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile a‘ Ghobhainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile a’ Ghobhainn”
  • Slovenian: “Govan, Glasgow”
  • Slovenian: “Govan”
  • Spanish: “Govan”
  • Swedish: “Govan”
  • Ukrainian: “Говань”
  • Welsh: “Govan”

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Highlights include Govan Cross Shopping Centre and Govan Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Govan”. Photo: Njellis, Public domain.