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Metropolitan Alabama

Metropolitan Alabama is the central region of the U.S. state of . As the name suggests, Metropolitan Alabama is home to Alabama's biggest urban area, the Birmingham metropolitan area, but also includes other towns and rural areas.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.

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is the largest city in , and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.

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is a city of over 100,000 people in Metropolitan Alabama and home of the University of Alabama.

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is a town of 22,000 people on the slope of the Blue Mountain in . It has several historic sites from the civil rights campaign of the 1960s.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Hoover and Gadsden.

is a city in the urban area in Metropolitan Alabama, south of central Birmingham. While most nearby attractions in the area are in the city of Birmingham, is an important shopping/retail area.

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is a city in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of . It is located on the about 56 miles northeast of 90 miles southwest of .

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is a city in , Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of . The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024.

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is a small town in Metropolitan near Lay Lake and the Confederate Memorial Park, with close ties to peaches.

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is a town in Metropolitan Alabama. It is famed for its high quality white marble that has been widely used in major edifices like the Supreme Court and the Washington Monument in D.C, as well as for being the home of Jim Nabors.

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is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of famous as the home of Samford University.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 2,937. The city was named in honor of the Battle of Springs, the last engagement of the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas.

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is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,385, which is a 14.6% increase since 2010 and a 71.2% increase since 2000.

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is the county seat of Cleburne County. It is on Interstate 20, approximately half-way between Birmingham and Atlanta.

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is a small town in Metropolitan near the Desoto Caverns and the Talladega Raceway.

is a city in , , United States. The population was 24,318 at the 2020 census, It incorporated on July 10, 1964 and is a suburb located in the Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama which was home to nearly 1.2 million residents as of the 2020 census.

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is close to Dadeville in Central Alabama. It preserves the site where during the War of 1812, on 27 March 1814, Andrew Jackson led 3,300 troops against a force of around 1,000 Red Stick Creek warriors, about 800 of whom died in the battle.

Metropolitan Alabama

Latitude of center
33.28° or 33° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
-86.6° or 86° 36′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14224817
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