2. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. By population, it is the fourteenth largest city in the United Kingdom and second largest on the Island of Ireland. The city of Belfast has a population of 281,000 and lies at the heart of the Belfast urban area, which has a population of 579,276.

3. Belfast remained a small settlement of little importance during the Middle Ages. John de Courcy built a castle on what is now Castle Street in the city centre in the 12th century, but this was on a lesser scale and not as strategically important as Carrickfergus Castle to the north, which was built by de Courcy in 1177.

4. The city is flanked to the northwest by a series of hills, including Cavehill. Belfast is located at the western end of Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan making it an ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. Belfast is situated on Northern Ireland's.

6. Royal Bridge - one of the main bridges over the River Lagan, is a beautiful monument of decorative lamps. Big Fish (monument)

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