Uist
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'''Uist''' ({{pronEng|ˈjuːɪst/, /ˈuːɪst}}) or '''The Uists''' ({{lang-gd|Uibhist}} {{IPA2|ˈiviʃtʲ}}) are the central group of islands in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].
[[North Uist]] and [[South Uist]] are linked by [[causeway]]s running via [[Benbecula]] and [[Grimsay]], and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists.
From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are ''Èirisgeigh'' ([[Eriskay]]), ''Uibhist a Deas'' (South Uist), ''Beinn nam Faoghla'' ([[Benbecula]]), ''Eilean Fhlodaigh'' ([[Flodda]]), ''Griomasaigh'' (Grimsay), ''Uibhist a Tuath'' (North Uist), ''Am Baile Sear'' ([[Baleshare]]) and ''Beàrnaraigh'' ([[Berneray, North Uist|Berneray]]).
==Major Settlements==
The main settlements in the Uists are:
===South Uist===
*''Dalabrog'' ([[Daliburgh]])
*''Loch Baghasdail'' ([[Lochboisdale]])
*''An t-Ìochdar'' ([[Eochdar]])
===Benbecula===
*''Baile a' Mhanaich'' ([[Balivanich]])
*''Creag Ghoraidh'' ([[Creagorry]])
*''Lioniclate'' ([[Liniclate]])
===North Uist===
*''Càirinis'' ([[Carinish]])
*''Ceann a' Bhàigh'' ([[Bayhead]])
*''Solas'' ([[Sollas]])
*''Loch nam Madadh'' ([[Lochmaddy]])
==External links==
*[http://robinwilson.net/uist.html Panoramas of Uist] (QuickTime required)
==See also==
* [[Còmhla-bhigein]]
* [[Force-fire]]
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