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Carmarthen
Carmarthen (Welsh : Caerfyrddin) is the county town of Carmarthenshire,
Wales. It is on the River Tywi and has a population of about 20,000.
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It is the site of Trinity College Camarthen. When the British Islands were
a Roman province, Carmarthen was the centre of the civitas of the
Demetae Celtic tribe, known
as Moridunum.
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