About: A20 road (Northern Ireland)

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The A20 is a road in County Down in Northern Ireland. It runs from Belfast to Newtownards and on to Portaferry. Beginning as the Newtownards Road at the junction of Bridge End close to Belfast city centre, the road runs in an easterly direction through east Belfast. The early parts of the road are mainly working-class Protestant districts with strong links to the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard. After the junction of the Holywood Road, it becomes the Upper Newtownards Road and enters the middle-class areas of Ballyhackamore, Knock and Stormont, where it passes the Parliament Buildings.

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  • The A20 is a road in County Down in Northern Ireland. It runs from Belfast to Newtownards and on to Portaferry. Beginning as the Newtownards Road at the junction of Bridge End close to Belfast city centre, the road runs in an easterly direction through east Belfast. The early parts of the road are mainly working-class Protestant districts with strong links to the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard. After the junction of the Holywood Road, it becomes the Upper Newtownards Road and enters the middle-class areas of Ballyhackamore, Knock and Stormont, where it passes the Parliament Buildings. After leaving Belfast and passing through Dundonald, the road becomes a dual carriageway, passing through a mainly agricultural area before arriving in Newtownards. After Newtownards, the road follows the Strangford Lough shore to Portaferry, close to the end of the Ards Peninsula. Here, a ferry service is available to Strangford. In Portaferry the road joins the A2 coast road. (en)
  • Newtownards Road är ett protestantiskt arbetarklassområde i östra Belfast, Nordirland. Gatan går från centrum i Belfast öster ut förbi Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv, där många som bor på gatan jobbar. I centrum går gatan förbi Stormont. Området gränsar till katolska Short Strand och under Konflikten i Nordirland var det våldsamheter här. Fredsmuren i Belfast skiljer områdena åt. * väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast, i fotots bakgrund Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv. Målningen visar det mest kända skepp som byggts på varvet - Titanic. * Väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast som hyllar Glentoran FC som är från området, deras hemmaarena The Oval ligger också längs gatan. * Unionistisk väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast, i fotots bakgrund syns Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv. * Unionistisk väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast, i fotots bakgrund Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv. * Unionistisk väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast. Den påminner om några av IRA:s bombdåd. * Väggmålning i Belfast på Newtownards Road som anklagar James Cheney för Bombattentatet i Claudy (sv)
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  • *Belfast *Dundonald *Newtownards *Portaferry (en)
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  • The route of the A20 in red from Belfast city centre to Portaferry (en)
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  • The A20 is a road in County Down in Northern Ireland. It runs from Belfast to Newtownards and on to Portaferry. Beginning as the Newtownards Road at the junction of Bridge End close to Belfast city centre, the road runs in an easterly direction through east Belfast. The early parts of the road are mainly working-class Protestant districts with strong links to the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard. After the junction of the Holywood Road, it becomes the Upper Newtownards Road and enters the middle-class areas of Ballyhackamore, Knock and Stormont, where it passes the Parliament Buildings. (en)
  • Newtownards Road är ett protestantiskt arbetarklassområde i östra Belfast, Nordirland. Gatan går från centrum i Belfast öster ut förbi Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv, där många som bor på gatan jobbar. I centrum går gatan förbi Stormont. Området gränsar till katolska Short Strand och under Konflikten i Nordirland var det våldsamheter här. Fredsmuren i Belfast skiljer områdena åt. * väggmålning på Newtownards Road, östra Belfast, i fotots bakgrund Harland and Wolffs skeppsvarv. Målningen visar det mest kända skepp som byggts på varvet - Titanic. * * * * * (sv)
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  • A20 road (Northern Ireland) (en)
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