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Cardiff (Caerdydd in Welsh) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan, but is administered by Cardiff County Council. It was a relatively small town until the early nineteenth century and came to prominence quite suddenly as a result of the influx of industry into the region and the use of Cardiff as a major port for the transport of coal.

Cardiff's port, known as Tiger Bay, was once one of the busiest ports in the world. After a long period of neglect, as Cardiff Bay it is now being revived as a popular area for arts, entertainment and nightlife. Much of the explosive growth has been due to the building of the Cardiff Barrage.

At the 1991 census, the population of Cardiff was about 269,000.

Cardiff was probably named after a Norman family dominant in the area in medieval times. A Norman castle still exists, on the site of an earlier Roman fort, but was substantially altered and extended during the Victorian period by the Marquess of Bute and the architect William Burges.

Apart from the castle, the city is home to the National Assembly for Wales, St. Davids Hall, the National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park (including municipal buildings modelled on those in New Delhi), Chip Alley, Wally's Delicatessen, and Spillers Records.

It is a university town and has four universities in the city:

The city has a professional football team, Cardiff City F.C. and a leading rugby union club. The city also features an international sporting venue, the Millennium Stadium.

Chip Alley - as it is more commonly known - is the final place to go after a night out in Cardiff. It acts almost like a magnet to all clubbers who have developed a need for high risk food stuffs and at 2am every night it’s the place to be.

Caroline Street is one of the third oldest streets in Cardiff and is a major link between two of the busiest streets. Still with its original paving, anyone who's lived in or around Cardiff has a story they can tell you about it.

The street has been a host to all kinds of stores but more recently has been taken over by chip and kebab shops. After any international rugby match played in the Millennium Stadium everyone trots down to Caroline street for a quick kebab, to urinate, and then home (or to the pubs.)

Opposite the chip shops new luxury flats are being built with their own shopping area and pubs and there is much talk of refurbishing the street. A Hard Rock cafe is shortly to open in place of the old Brains brewery on the corner of Caroline Street.

Cardiff is also a place in the State of California in the United States of America: see Cardiff, California

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 The city has a professional [[soccer|football]] team, [[Cardiff City F.C.]] and a leading [[rugby union]] club. The city also features an international sporting venue, the [[Millennium Stadium]].
+Chip Alley - as it is more commonly known - is the final place to go after a night out in Cardiff. It acts almost like a magnet to all clubbers who have developed a need for high risk food stuffs and at 2am every night it’s the place to be.
+Caroline Street is one of the third oldest streets in Cardiff and is a major link between two of the busiest streets. Still with its original paving, anyone who's lived in or around Cardiff has a story they can tell you about it.
+The street has been a host to all kinds of stores but more recently has been taken over by chip and kebab shops. After any [[international rugby]] match played in the [[Millennium Stadium]] everyone trots down to Caroline street for a quick kebab, to urinate, and then home (or to the pubs.)
+Opposite the chip shops new [[luxury flats]] are being built with their own shopping area and pubs and there is much talk of refurbishing the street. A Hard Rock cafe is shortly to open in place of the old Brains brewery on the corner of Caroline Street.
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