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Albany, derived from the Gaelic for
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
, most commonly refers to: *
Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldes ...
, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name *
Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; ) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a part of King G ...
, a port city in the Great Southern region Albany may also refer to:


Arts and music

* "Albany" (1981), a song by the British singer
Roger Whittaker Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023) was a Kenyan-born British singer-songwriter and musician. His music is an eclectic mixture of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager ...
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Albany Theatre The Albany is a multi-purpose arts centre in Deptford, south-east London. Facilities include a flexible performance space holding up to 300 seated or 500 standing and a bar, two studio theatres, a performance cafe and rehearsal / meeting rooms. ...
(formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London, England * Albany Theatre (Coventry), in Coventry, England


Organizations and institutions


England

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Albany Academy, Chorley Albany Academy (formerly Albany Science College, Albany High School and St Alban's) is a secondary school with academy status located on the south side of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Albany Academy has specialist status in science and was on ...
* Hornchurch High School, London, formerly The Albany School


United States


Georgia

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Albany Movement The Albany Movement was a desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commi ...
, desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in 1961 *
Albany State University Albany State University is a Public university, public Historically Black College and University, historically black university in Albany, Georgia, United States. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become ...
, Albany


New York

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Albany Great Danes The Albany Great Danes are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic programs of the University at Albany, SUNY, located in Albany, New York, United States. A member of the America East Conference, the University at Albany, SUNY sponsors tea ...
, the athletic program of the University at Albany *
Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. In May 2024, Albany Records wa ...
, a record label in Albany *
Albany Symphony Orchestra The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York. Founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by Italian-born conductor John Carabella, the Albany Symphony is the oldest professional symphony ...
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University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany, UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) is a Public university, public research university in Albany, New York, United States. Founded in 1844, it is one of four "university centers" of the St ...


People

* Albany Leon Bigard, better known as
Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creoles of color, Cr ...
, a jazz musician *
Duke of Albany Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on younger sons in the Scotland, Scottish and later the British royal family, particularly in the Houses of House of Stuart, Stuart and House of Hanover, Hanover. History ...
, a Scottish, and later, British peerage title **
Regent Albany (disambiguation) Regent Albany can refer to several Dukes of Albany who served as regent of the Kingdom of Scotland: *Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c.1340 – 1420) *Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany () (1362 – 25 May 1425) was ...
, several Dukes of Albany who were regent of Scotland *
Michel Roger Lafosse Michel Roger Lafosse (born 21 April 1958 in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Belgium), subsequently known as Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, claims to be a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and to be the leg ...
, or Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, a claimant to the Scottish throne


Places


Australia

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Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; ) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a part of King G ...
, a city ** Port of Albany, the port of Albany *
City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...
, Western Australia, a local government area ** Albany (suburb), a suburb of the City of Albany **
Port Albany, Western Australia Port Albany is a suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The suburb is bounded by the Princess Royal Harbour to the south and King George Sound to the east and is home to the Port of Albany. To the sout ...
, a suburb of the City of Albany *
Electoral district of Albany Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with i ...
, Western Australia *
Albany Creek, Queensland Albany Creek is a southern suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Albany Creek had a population of 16,385 people. Geography Albany Creek is located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central bu ...
, a suburb of Brisbane *
Albany Island Albany Island or Pabaju is an island off the north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in the Adolphus Channel of Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset in the Shire of Torres. Geography Albany Island is off the no ...
, off Cape York Peninsula, Queensland


Bahamas

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Albany, New Providence Albany is a luxury resort community on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, which opened October 2010. Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods, and Ernie Els created the community on approximately on the oceanfront at the southwestern end of the ...
, a luxury resort


Canada

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Albany, Edmonton Albany is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and ...
, a neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta *
Albany, Nova Scotia Albany is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of ...
, a community *
Albany, Prince Edward Island Albany is a Canadian settlement in Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which c ...
, an unincorporated community *
Albany River The Albany River ( ) is a river in Northern Ontario, Canada, which flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in Northwestern Ontario and empties into James Bay. It is long to the head of the Cat River (a tributary of Lake St. Joseph), tying it wit ...
, a river in Ontario *
Fort Albany First Nation Fort Albany First Nation ( , "lagoon Cree") is a Cree First Nations in Canada, First Nation in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, within the territory covered by Treaty 9. Situated on the southern shore of the Albany River on th ...
, a tribe in Ontario **
Fort Albany (Ontario) Fort Albany was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post established in 1679 near the site of the present day Fort Albany First Nation. The fort was one of the oldest and most important of the Hudson's Bay Company's posts. It was also involved in Anglo ...
, the historical trading post at whose site the First Nation was established


New Zealand

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Albany, New Zealand Albany ( ) () is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, northwest of the Auckland city centre. Albany is found at the headlands of Lucas Creek, and was ...
, a suburb of Auckland *
Albany (New Zealand electorate) Albany, derived from the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to: * Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name * Albany, Western Australia, a port city in the Great Southern region Albany may also ref ...
, existed between 1978 and 2002


South Africa

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Albany, South Africa Albany, South Africa (also known as Cape Borders, Cape Frontier, Settler Country, and Western Region) was a district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Grahamstown was traditionally the administrative capital, cultural centre and largest town of th ...
, a region in the Eastern Cape named after the capital of New York State


United Kingdom

* Albany, Tyne and Wear, a suburb of Washington * Albany (Liverpool), formerly a meeting place for cotton brokers, now divided into apartments *
Albany (London) Albany, sometimes referred to as the Albany, is an English apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802. Building Albany was built in 1771–1776 by Sir William C ...
, a famous apartment complex in London * HM Prison Albany, a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight


United States

* Lake Albany, a prehistoric proglacial lake


Cities and neighborhoods

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Albany, California Albany ( ) is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northwestern Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 20,271 at the 2020 United States census. History In 1908, a group of local women protested the dumping ...
, a city *
Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Geo ...
, a city *
Albany Park, Chicago Albany Park ( ) is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago with the North Branch of the Chicago River forming its east and north boundaries, it includes t ...
, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois *
New Albany, Indiana New Albany is a city in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It ...
, a city *
Albany, Kentucky Albany is a home rule-class city in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,760 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County. It is located on U.S. Route 127, about north of the Tennessee borde ...
, a city *
Albany, Minnesota Albany is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,561 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History File:Albany Minn Oct 8 1911.jpg, A real photo postcard captured ...
, a city *
Albany, Missouri Albany is a city in and the county seat of Gentry County, Missouri, United States. It is also the largest city in Gentry County, with a population of 1,679 at the 2020 census. History Albany was originally called Athens, and under the latte ...
, a city *
Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldes ...
, the state capital *
Albany, Oregon Albany ( ) is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton count ...
, a city *
Albany, Texas Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County. History Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk William Cruger after his form ...
, a city


Towns

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Albany, Indiana Albany is a town in Delaware and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 2,295 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Albany was founde ...
, a town *
Albany, Louisiana Albany is a town in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2010 census and 1,235 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. District 95 State Representative Sherman Q ...
, a town *
Albany, New Hampshire Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 759 at the 2020 census. Most of Albany is within the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Al ...
, a town *
Albany, Vermont Albany is a Vermont municipality, town in Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Albany contains four villages: the incorporated village of Albany ( ...
, a town **
Albany (village), Vermont Albany is a village in the town of Albany in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0& ...
, a village in the town * Albany, Green County, Wisconsin, a town ** Albany, Wisconsin, a village in the town * Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin, a town


Unincorporated communities

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Albany, Illinois Albany is a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census, down from 895 in 2000. History Albany was laid out in 1837, and named after Albany, New York, the native home of a large share of the f ...
, a village * Albany, Iowa, an unincorporated community in
Westfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa Westfield Township is one of twenty Civil township, townships in Fayette County, Iowa, Fayette County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, its population was 297. Geography According to the United States Census ...
* Albany, Ray County, Missouri, an unincorporated community *
Albany, Ohio Albany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 917 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. History Albany ...
, a village * Albany, Oklahoma, a census-designated place * Albany, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Albany, Wyoming, a census-designated place


Transportation


Air

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Albany Airport (disambiguation) Albany Airport, or Albany International Airport, is an airport in Albany, New York, US Albany Airport may also refer to: * Albany Airport (Australia) in Albany, Western Australia (IATA: ALH, ICAO YABA) * Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon) in Alb ...
, a list of airports associated with places named Albany


Ships

* ''Albany'' (sternwheeler 1868), operated on the Willamette River in Oregon, United States, wrecked 1875 * HMS ''Albany'', the name of three ships of the Royal Navy * HMAS ''Albany'' (ACPB 86), an Armidale–class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy * MV ''Empire Albany'', later renamed ''Albany'' * USS ''Albany'', the name of six ships of the US Navy, all named for Albany, New York


Road

* Albany (1903 automobile), an early British automobile * Albany (1907 automobile), an early American automobile * Albany (automobile), an English car of the 1970s with "veteran styling"


Rail

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Albany station (Oregon) Albany station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Albany, Oregon, United States. It is served by the ''Amtrak Cascades'' and the ''Coast Starlight'' passenger trains, and is the westernmost List of Amtrak stations, Amtrak station. Albany st ...
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Albany–Rensselaer station Albany–Rensselaer station, formally the Joseph L. Bruno Rail Station, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located from downtown Albany across the Hudson River. Operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority, it serves ...
, New York


See also

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Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...
, the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, also anglicized as ''Albany'' *
Albany County (disambiguation) Albany County is the name of two jurisdictions in the United States in different states: *Albany County, New York *Albany County, Wyoming {{Geodis, uscounty ...
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Albany Empire (disambiguation) Albany Empire may refer to: * Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), a multi-purpose arts centre in Deptford, South London * Albany Empire (AFL), a former professional arena football team based in Albany, New York * Albany Empire (NAL), Nati ...
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Albany Park (disambiguation) Albany Park is the name of various geographic locations: *Albany Park, Bexley, an area and park in the London Borough of Bexley **Albany Park railway station, in Bexley * Albany Park, Enfield, a park in the London Borough of Enfield *Albany Park, C ...
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Albany Township (disambiguation) Albany Township may refer to: *Albany Township, Nevada County, Arkansas *Albany Township, Whiteside County, Illinois *Albany Township, Stearns County, Minnesota *Albany Township, Harlan County, Nebraska *Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania ...
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New Albany (disambiguation) New Albany is the name of several places in the United States of America: Localities *New Albany, Indiana *New Albany, Kansas *New Albany, Mississippi *New Albany, New Jersey *New Albany, Ohio, a city in Franklin and Licking counties *New Albany, ...
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Albania (disambiguation) Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. Albania may also refer to: Places * Albania (placename) Territories related to present-day Albania * Kingdom of Albania (medieval) The Kingdom of Albania (, ) was estab ...
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Albanian (disambiguation) Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
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Albanians (disambiguation) Albanians may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: Albanians, a people in Southeastern Europe * in terms of citizenship: Albanians, citizens of Albania * Caucasian Albanians, a distinctive group in the Caucasian region * ''Albanians'', a demonym for ...
* Albion (disambiguation {{disambiguation, geo, ship, given name, surname