Annan

Annan is a market town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".
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  • Type: Town with 8,960 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Anainn”, “Annan (Dumfries and Galloway)”, “Annan (Skottland)”, “Annan i Skottland”, “Annan, Dumfries and Galloway”, “Annan, Scotland”, “아난 (덤프리스 갤러웨이 주)”, “아난 (덤프리스갤러웨이 주)”, “アナン (スコットランド)”, and “アンナン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Galabank and Annan railway station.

Stadium
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a football in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, .

Railway station
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Annan is a railway station on the Glasgow South…

Hospital
is a health facility in Stapleton Road, Annan, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowness-on-Solway and Eastriggs.

Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, and in the historic county of Cumberland. is situated 3 miles southeast of Annan.

Village
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is a small village located… is situated 3½ miles east of Annan.

Village
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is a village in … is situated 2½ miles north of Annan.

Annan

Latitude
54.9873° or 54° 59′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.262° or 3° 15′ 43″ west
Population
8,960
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ANN
Open location code
9C6RXPPQ+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26747494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2657293
Wiki­data ID
Q564495
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Annan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Annan”
  • Basque: “Annan”
  • Belarusian: “Анан”
  • Breton: “Inbhir Anann”
  • Bulgarian: “Анан (град)”
  • Bulgarian: “Анан”
  • Cebuano: “Annan”
  • Chinese: “安南”
  • Chinese: “安嫩”
  • Cornish: “Inbhir Anann”
  • Dutch: “Annan”
  • French: “Annan (Écosse)”
  • French: “Annan”
  • German: “Annan”
  • Hebrew: “אנאן”
  • Ido: “Annan”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Anainn”
  • Irish: “Inbhir Anann”
  • Italian: “Annan”
  • Japanese: “アナン (Annan, Dumfries and Galloway)”
  • Korean: “아난”
  • Manx: “Inbhir Anann”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Annan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Annan”
  • Norwegian: “Annan”
  • Persian: “انان، دامفریز و گلووی”
  • Polish: “Annan”
  • Portuguese: “Annan”
  • Russian: “Анан”
  • Russian: “Аннан”
  • Scots: “Annan, Dumfries an Gallowa”
  • Scots: “Annan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Anainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Anann”
  • Slovenian: “Annan”
  • Spanish: “Annan”
  • Swedish: “Annan, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Annan”
  • Urdu: “اینان، ڈمفریز اینڈ گیلووے”
  • Welsh: “Annan”
  • Welsh: “Inbhir Anann”
  • “Annan - Anainn”

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