Dundee's origins can be traced back to the late 12th century when it started as a small burgh, gradually transforming into a bustling trading port on Scotland's east coast. The city's growth spiked during the Industrial Revolution, pioneering the global jute industry. Today, Dundee stands proud as a city of multiple dimensions – a beacon of biomedical and technological innovation, an incubator of digital entertainment, and the home to the RRS Discovery, the famous Antarctic exploration vessel of Robert Falcon Scott.

Not just satisfied with its industrial prowess, Dundee also shines in the realm of academia, housing two esteemed educational establishments - the University of Dundee and Abertay University. Sports fans find plenty to cheer about with two professional football clubs, Dundee F.C. and Dundee United F.C., sharing a unique camaraderie with adjacent stadiums.

Dundee has transcended its industrial roots, unveiling itself as an exciting cultural hub. The regenerated waterfront is a testament to this evolution, headlined by the V&A Dundee, the first V&A museum located outside London. The city's cultural injection coupled with its rich heritage has attracted worldwide attention, notching up a notable feather – being crowned the UK's first UNESCO City of Design.

The city name, "Dundee", a play on the Celtic words meaning fort and fire, recalls Dundee's deep-seated past and persistence in the face of the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879 and a major fire in 1906. Today, Dundee stands resilient, governed by the Dundee City Council, and is firmly divided into constituencies for elections to the British House of Commons and Scottish Parliament.

Dundee exudes a unique Scottish identity, one of the few places voting "Yes" in the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. Nestled on the eastern edge of Scotland, on the banks of the Firth of Tay, Dundee is a city embracing change without forgetting its roots.