Bordeaux

For the wine, see Bordeaux Wine

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Bordeaux (; Bord?u in Gascon) is a port city in the south-west of France, with 925,253 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. It is the capital of the Aquitaine r?gion, as well as the pr?fecture (administrative capital) of the Gironde d?partement. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais.

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Bordeaux is also the name of the wine produced in the region surrounding the city.

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The city is built on an arc of the river Garonne, and is thus divided into two parts: the right bank to the East and left bank in the West.

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Gascon: Gascon could refer to one of the following:...

Port: A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. Ports have specially-designed equipment to help in the loading and unloading of these vessels. Cranes and refrigerated storage may be provided by private interests or public...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

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