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WALES
Wales is a country that is part of the United
Kingdom and the island of Great Britain,
bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic
Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a
population of three million, and a total area of
20,779 km2 .
Wales has over 1,200 km of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest,
Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Generally
mountainous, its highest mountains are in the north and central areas, especially in
Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest peak.
The largest religion in Wales is Christianity, with 71.9% of the population describing
themselves as Christian in the 2001 census. The Church in Wales with 56,000
adherents has the largest attendance of the denominations.
Wales is served by four commercial ferry ports. Regular ferry services to Ireland
operate from Holyhead, Pembroke and Fishguard. The Swansea to Cork service,
cancelled in 2006, was reinstated in March 2010.
CARDIFF
General information
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous
county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial
centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting
institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of
the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent
estimates, the population of the unitary authority area
is 324,800, while the wider metropolitan area has a
population of nearly 1.1 million, more than a third of the
total Welsh population. Cardiff is a significant tourism
centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales
with 14.6 million visitors in 2009.
In the 2001 census 18.8% of the city's population stated they had no religion, while
8.6% did not state a religion. In the 2001 census Cardiff's Muslim population stood
at 3.7%, above the UK average (2.7%) and significantly above the Welsh average.
Cardiff is now home to over 11,000 Muslims from many different nationalities and
backgrounds, nearly 52% of the Welsh Muslim population.
CARDIFF
Transport
Cardiff is the major transport hub in Wales and is
the focus for many arterial road and rail routes that
connect the city with the rest of Wales, and with
England.
Cardiff Central railway station is the largest railway
station in Wales with seven platforms, and one of
the busiest in the UK.
Cardiff has a suburban rail system known as Valley Lines, which is operated by Arriva
Trains Wales. There are eight lines which serve 20 stations in the city, 26 in the wider
urban area (including Taffs Well, Penarth and Dinas Powys) and more than 60 in the
South Wales valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Domestic and international air links to Cardiff and South & West Wales are provided
from Cardiff Airport , the only international airport in Wales. The airport is situated
in the village of Rhoose. There are regular bus services linking the airport with the
Cardiff Central Bus Station as well as a train service from Rhoose Cardiff
International Airport railway station to Cardiff Central.
CARDIFF
Architecture
Cardiff has many landmark buildings such as the
Millennium Stadium, Pierhead Building and the
Senedd, the home of the National Assembly for Wales.
Cardiff Castle is a major tourist attraction in the city
and is situated in the heart of the city centre. The
National History Museum at St Fagans in Cardiff is a
large open air museum housing dozens of buildings
from throughout Welsh history that have been moved
to the site in Cardiff.
Cardiff has over 1,000 listed buildings, ranging from the more prominent buildings
such as the castles, to smaller buildings, houses and structures.
Cardiff has walks of special interest for tourists and ramblers alike, such as the
Centenary Walk, which runs for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) within Cardiff city centre. This
route passes through many of Cardiff's landmarks and historic buildings.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF
Cardiff University
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National War Memorial
National Museum Cardiff
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Cathays Park
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Cardiff City Hall
Stadium House
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Llandaff Cathedral
Millennium Stadium
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Inside the Millennium Stadium
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Cardiff Castle
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Castle at Cardiff