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Hotels in Alberta Cities
Alberta is situated in Western Canada. To the West, Alberta is bounded by the Rocky Mountains along the British Columbia border; to the East, the flat prairie of Saskatchewan. Alberta has experienced phenomenal growth in recent decades, adding the attractions of the large urban centres of Edmonton and Calgary to its already popular resort destinations of Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper.
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Alberta Quick Facts: POPULATION: 3,256,800 AREA: 661,848 square kilometres TIME ZONE: Mountain (GMT-7) ABBREVIATION: AB OTHER COMMON ABBREVIATIONS: Alta. CAPITAL CITY: Edmonton OTHER MAJOR CITIES: Calgary MAJOR RESORTS: Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Kananaskis | Alberta National Parks • Banff National Park of Canada • Elk Island National Park of Canada • Jasper National Park of Canada • Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada • Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada
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