Douglas
Douglas is the capital city of the Isle of Man, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea. Douglas has about 27,900 residents.
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Douglas Light
Lighthouse
Douglas Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Douglas Head on the Isle of Man located between England and Ireland. Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conister Rock
Island
St Mary's Isle is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Union Camera Obscura
Tourist attraction
The Grand Union Camera Obscura is an unusual building which, via methods of light and mirrors, reflects images of the surrounding area onto large white screens within the dark confines of the building. Photo: Richard Rimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University College Isle of Man
University
The University College Isle of Man is the primary centre for tertiary, vocational education and higher education on the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man, being located in the Manx capital Douglas.
Localities in the Area
Onchan
Village
Onchan; Manx: Kione Droghad is a village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. Photo: KGGucwa, CC BY 3.0.
Union Mills
Village
Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan on the A1, the primary road which connects Douglas and Peel in the Isle of Man, close to the River Dhoo. Union Mills is situated 3½ km northwest of Douglas.
Port Soderick
Locality
Port Soderick Manx: Purt Soderick is a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach. Port Soderick is situated 4½ km southwest of Douglas. Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas
- Type: Town
- Description: capital of the Isle of Man
- Category: district of the Isle of Man
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 54.1498° or 54° 8' 59.2" north | Longitude -4.4779° or 4° 28' 40.4" west |
Population 27,900 | United Nations Location Codes IM DGS and GB DGS |
Elevation 31 metres (102 feet) | OpenStreetMap ID node 2199688788 |
GeoNames ID 3042237 |
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Douglas
- Albanian: Douglas
- Arabic: Douglas, Isle of Man
- Arabic: دوغلاس
- Arabic: دوغلاس، جزيرة مان
- Armenian: Դուգլաս
- Asturian: Douglas
- Azerbaijani: Duqlas
- Basque: Douglas
- Bavarian: Douglas
- Belarusian: Дуглас (востраў Мэн)
- Belarusian: Дуглас
- Bengali: ডগলাস
- Bosnian: Douglas, Ostrvo Man
- Bosnian: Douglas
- Breton: Doolish
- Bulgarian: Дъглас
- Catalan: Douglas
- Cebuano: Douglas
- Chinese: Douglas
- Chinese: 德格拉斯
- Chinese: 道格拉斯
- Cornish: Doolish
- Croatian: Douglas, Otok Man
- Czech: Douglas
- Danish: Douglas
- Dimli (individual language): Douglas
- Dutch: Douglas
- English: Douglas, Isle of Man
- Esperanto: Douglas
- Finnish: Douglas
- French: Douglas
- Galician: Doolish
- Galician: Douglas, Illa de Man
- Galician: Douglas
- Georgian: დუგლასი
- German: Douglas
- Greek: Ντάγκλας
- Hebrew: דאגלס
- Hungarian: Douglas
- Ido: Douglas
- Indonesian: Douglas, Pulau Man
- Irish: Doolish
- Irish: Dubh Lios
- Irish: Dulais
- Irish: Dúglas
- Irish: Dúlais
- Italian: Douglas
- Japanese: ダグラス
- Korean: 더글러스
- Latin: Douglas
- Latvian: Daglasa
- Lithuanian: Daglasas
- Macedonian: Даглас
- Manx: Doolish
- Maori: Douglas
- Marathi: डग्लस
- Min Nan Chinese: Douglas
- Mingrelian: დუგლასი
- Northern Luri: داگلاس
- Norwegian: Douglas
- Norwegian Bokmål: Douglas
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Douglas på Isle of Man
- Novial: Douglas
- Occitan (post 1500): Douglas
- Ossetian: Дуглас
- Panjabi: ਡਗਲਸ, ਮੈਨ ਟਾਪੂ
- Panjabi: ਡਗਲਸ
- Persian: دوگلاس
- Polish: Douglas
- Portuguese: Douglas
- Romanian: Douglas, Insula Man
- Russian: Дуглас
- Sardinian: Douglas
- Scots: Douglas, Isle o Man
- Scottish Gaelic: Doolish
- Serbian: Даглас
- Serbo-Croatian: Douglas
- Slovak: Douglas
- Slovenian: Douglas
- South Azerbaijani: دوقلاس
- Spanish: Douglas
- Swahili: Douglas
- Swedish: Douglas, Isle of Man
- Swedish: Douglas
- Tamil: டக்லசு, மாண் தீவு
- Tamil: டக்லசு
- Thai: ดักลาส
- Turkish: Douglas, Man Adası
- Turkish: Douglas
- Udmurt: Дуглас
- Ukrainian: Дуглас
- Urdu: ڈگلس
- Urdu: ڈگلس، آئل آف مین
- Vietnamese: Douglas, đảo Man
- Waray (Philippines): Douglas, Isle of Man
- Welsh: Douglas
- Western Frisian: Douglas
- Wu Chinese: 道格拉斯 (马恩岛)
- Yue Chinese: 德格拉斯 (馬恩島)
- Port Douglas
Other Places Named Douglas
In the Area
Localities
- Kirk Braddan
- SantonHamlet, 7 km southwest
- CrosbyVillage, 7 km northwest
- Clay HeadLocality, 8 km northeast
- BallacannellLocality, 9 km northeast
- Saint MarksHamlet, 9 km west
Landmarks
- Douglas Ferry PortPort
- River DhooStream
- Douglas Railway StationRailway station
- Douglas HarbourHarbor
- Douglas HeadHeadland
- Priory of DouglasHistorical site
Popular Destinations in Isle of Man
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