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Cardiff (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 12 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was Roman fort in the 1st century CE; expanded into walled town by Normans in the 12th century; ruled by several British monarchs 15th-19th centuries; world's largest coal exporter 1913-1963; other industries are steel and food-processing. |
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| Cardiff (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Caerdydd (C,V,Welsh,U)
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| קרדיף (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Cayrdyf (H,V)
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| Kairdif (H,V)
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| Keyrdyf (H,V)
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Wales (country) (P) |
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Cardiff (unitary authority) (P) |
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Cardiff (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Romans ca. 60 CE |
| city (C) |
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given official city status in 1905 |
| capital (C) |
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of country since 1956 |
| county seat (C) |
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of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan |
| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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Roman remains are still visible |
| fort (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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