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Cardiff (/ ˈ k ɑːr d ɪ f /; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.
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Cardiff Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerdydd) is a medieval...
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Shirley Bassey at Wembley Arena, 2006. Cardiff (/ ˈ k ɑːr d...
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The Romansbuilt a fort here in about 55 AD. Later, a castle was built within the walls of the fort when the city was first founded. In 1404, Owain Glyndŵrset Cardiff on fire. Most of the buildings in Cardiff were made out of wood, so fire destroyed the city.
At the 2011 census, the biggest ethnic group in Cardiff is White (84.7%), other groups are Asian (8%), Black (2.4%), Arab (1.4%), Mixed(2.9%)
Cardiff has a big port that used to be known as Tiger Bay. It is now just called Cardiff Bay, and the Welsh Government works there. There are now lots of shops, pubs and restaurants in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff has an international airport, and is twinned with Nantes in France and Stuttgart in Germany. Cardiff has one of the largest stadiums in the Unit...
To get around, there are lots of bus routes and train lines in the city. There are two big train stations in Cardiff city centre, called Central station and Queen Street station, but there are also 18 other smaller stations in the city for local areas. There are lots of cycle paths in Cardiff on and off the road.
Cardiff has a large university, with 33,000 students, making it the tenth-largest university in Britain.The city also has 127 schools.
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Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff. The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.
Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It used to be an industrial city, but is now a lively and modern capital city and a tourism hot spot. The city is friendly to pedestrians, and summer is by far the best time to visit, with large festivals, and outdoor dining and drinking.
May 18, 2021 · By Luke Waterson. May 18, 2021. • 4 min read. This article was adapted from National Geographic Traveller (UK). It might be Britain’s youngest capital city (having held the title since 1955), but...
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