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[[Image:Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|{{#ifexist:Template:Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg/credit|{{Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}''Croeso i Gaerdydd!'' This [[Welsh language]] 'Welcome to Cardiff' banner greeted visitors to the Cardiff in 2006.]] | [[Image:Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|{{#ifexist:Template:Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg/credit|{{Cardiff-welcome-banner.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}''Croeso i Gaerdydd!'' This [[Welsh language]] 'Welcome to Cardiff' banner greeted visitors to the Cardiff in 2006.]] | ||
'''Cardiff''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''Caerdydd'') is the capital of [[Wales]] in the [[United Kingdom]], with a population of about 320,000. It grew as a [[port]] in the [[nineteenth century]], with quality Welsh [[coal]] [[shipping|shipped]] worldwide. It is the largest city in Wales, and in modern times has become an important cultural centre, hosting for example the 1999 [[Rugby Union World Cup]]. It is also home to the [[National Assembly for Wales]], to which some legislative responsibility has been [[devolution|devolved]] from the UK government. | '''Cardiff''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Caerdydd'') is the capital of [[Wales]] in the [[United Kingdom]], with a population of about 320,000. It grew as a [[port]] in the [[nineteenth century]], with quality Welsh [[coal]] [[shipping|shipped]] worldwide. It is the largest city in Wales, and in modern times has become an important cultural centre, hosting for example the 1999 [[Rugby Union World Cup]]. It is also home to the [[National Assembly for Wales]], to which some legislative responsibility has been [[devolution|devolved]] from the UK government. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Swansea]] | *[[Swansea]] | ||
*[[United Kingdom]] | *[[United Kingdom]] | ||
*[[Welsh language]] | *[[Welsh language]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Croeso i Gaerdydd! This Welsh language 'Welcome to Cardiff' banner greeted visitors to the Cardiff in 2006.
Croeso i Gaerdydd! This Welsh language 'Welcome to Cardiff' banner greeted visitors to the Cardiff in 2006.
Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital of Wales in the United Kingdom, with a population of about 320,000. It grew as a port in the nineteenth century, with quality Welsh coal shipped worldwide. It is the largest city in Wales, and in modern times has become an important cultural centre, hosting for example the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup. It is also home to the National Assembly for Wales, to which some legislative responsibility has been devolved from the UK government.