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| '''Sydney''' is the capital city of the state of ] in ], and Australia's largest and oldest city. With a population of approximately 4 million, it is the financial and trade centre of Australia. It is also a significant tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world. Sydney hosted the ] ]. | |||
| Sydney is located between the ] to the east and the ] to the west. Sydney features the largest natural harbour in the world, and also enjoys over 70 beaches, including the famous ]. Greater Sydney has the world's largest suburban area, and is six times the size of Greater ]. A number of national parks are contained within the city's boundaries. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The area surrounding Sydney Harbour was home to ] tribes since 40,000 years ago or more. Although ] has destroyed most evidence of these settlements, there are still rock carvings in several locations. ] interest arose with the sighting of ] (now a southern suburb of Sydney) in ] by Captain ]. Under instruction from the ] government, a convict settlement was founded by ] in ]. (See ]). Phillip originally landed at Botany Bay, but found it unsatisfactory. After a brief sail north, Phillip landed at ] (the proper name for Sydney Harbour). | |||
| Phillip originally named the colony "New Albion", but for some uncertain reason the colony acquired the name "Sydney", after the (then) home secretary of Britain, Lord ]. This is possibly due to the fact that Lord Sydney issued the charter authorising Phillip to establish a colony. The prisoners were quickly set to work to build the settlement and by ] the town had banks, markets, well-established thoroughfares and an organised constabulary. With ] Sydney expanded rapidly, and by the early ] it had a population well in excess of one million. Throughout the ] Sydney continued to expand with various waves of ] and (later) ] immigration, resulting in its highly cosmopolitan atmosphere of the present day. | |||
| Although immune to disasters such as ] and ] due to its location, Sydney has experienced a number of devastating bushfires (forest fires), including ones in ] and ]. The city has also faced occasional water shortages due to drought conditions in the general region. | |||
| == Landmarks == | |||
| The city's most famous landmarks are the ], and the ], both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. Sydney's principal river is the ], which enters Sydney Harbour from the west. Another famous landmark is the Centrepoint Tower, the tallest building in the ]. Sydney also has an interesting ], one of only two in the country (] has the other). The Sydney Cricket Ground is probably the second-most hallowed venue for that sport in the world (after ] in London). Sydney is the home of the ] ] team. | |||
| Sydney is the home of the ]. It also has 6 ]: the ], the ], ], the ], the ], and (one of the campuses of) the ]. | |||
| Sydney's primary IATA Airport code is SYD. | |||
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| ] is also a city in the ] province of ]. It is the largest community on ]. | |||
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