Craigavon

Craigavon is a town in north , . It was a planned settlement, begun in 1965, and named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon.
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  • Type: Town with 57,700 residents
  • Description: town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Also known as: “کریگ آوون”, “کریگ اوون”, “クライガボン”, “クレイガボン”, and “クレイグアヴォン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rushmere Shopping Centre and Mourneview Park.

Shopping center
is a and…

Stadium
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is a football stadium in Lurgan… is situated 2 miles east of Craigavon.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Craigavon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lurgan and Portadown.

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is a town historically in …

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is an industrial town historically…

Village
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is a large village in , . is situated 4 miles east of Craigavon.

Craigavon

Latitude
54.4507° or 54° 27′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.3922° or 6° 23′ 32″ west
Population
57,700
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB CRG
Open location code
9C6MFJ25+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267763084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3345440
Wiki­data ID
Q1004085
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Craigavon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Craigavon”
  • Basque: “Craigavon”
  • Bulgarian: “Крейгейвън”
  • Catalan: “Craigavon”
  • Cebuano: “Craigavon (kapital sa distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Craigavon”
  • Chinese: “克雷加文”
  • Dutch: “Craigavon”
  • French: “Craigavon”
  • German: “Craigavon”
  • Hebrew: “קרייגבון”
  • Irish: “Craigavon”
  • Irish: “Creag Abhann”
  • Japanese: “クレイガヴォン”
  • Korean: “크레이개번”
  • Latvian: “Kreigevona”
  • Malay: “Craigavon”
  • Northern Frisian: “Craigavon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Craigavon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Craigavon”
  • Norwegian: “Craigavon”
  • Persian: “کریگ‌آوون”
  • Polish: “Craigavon”
  • Romanian: “Districtul Craigavon”
  • Russian: “Крейгавон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Creag Abhann”
  • Serbian: “Krejgavon”
  • Serbian: “Крејгавон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کریقآوون”
  • Spanish: “Craigavon”
  • Swedish: “Craigavon”
  • Urdu: “کریگایون”
  • Welsh: “Creag Abhann”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Knockmenagh and Drumagoon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Centre Post Office and Craigavon Courthouse.

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