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Birmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the United States. The population of the city itself is 242,820, but there are over 1,100,000 in the metropolitan area. The city is relatively young: it was founded in 1871.

Birmingham began as an industrial center in the United States where they made steel. The region had everything that was necessary to make steel, and because of this, the city grew very rapidly. So much so that it was called "The Magic City." Also, it was often called "The Pittsburgh of the South", because of the similar histories of the two industrial cities.