Wales

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Wales Wales is situated in the west of the United Kingdom . The area of Wales is 20,764 sq. km. The population of Wales is about three million. Wales is agricultural; there are few cities there, rather small and unimportant. The west coast, mid Wales and North Wales are wild and beautiful.

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Flag of Wales Royal sign The flag of Wales, with its red dragon, is one of the oldest in the world. It was brought to Britain by the Romans. The Welsh call their country Cymru and themselves Cymry, a word which has the same root as a "camrador" (friend, comrade).

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Wales has two national symbols — the daffodil and the leek .

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Nature Wales is a country of lakes and mountains. Wales has high mountains, including Mount Snowdon, the second highest mountain in Britain. Snowdon looks very peaceful and beautiful. .

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Newport in Wales is a city and primary area in Wales in the UK. Newport is situated in the banks of the river Usk which is located approximately between Cardiff and Bristol. Basically Newport deserves the intellectual capital and the largest urban area in the historic county of Monmouthshire it is governed by the unitary Newport city council. The population of Newport is approximately 1, 30,000-1, 40,100 drawing out the third-largest city in Wales. The Newport name extracts from the fact that previously the ‘old port’ Caerleon was on the river Usk and serving to the ships the port solution. During the times the ships became bigger and so old port could not navigate them longer therefore the need of new port led to the construction of ‘New Port’. Therefore the port or dock was built near where the riverfront arts centre now stands. Newport’s association with significance can be drawn from the fact that 15th century ship named locally as the Newport ship has been recovered from the bank Usk. The city is now famous for Riverfront arts centre. The city is home to the world class Celtic manor resort that is world’s leading five star conference resort. The resort is home to annual European tour golf tournament. Newport and Cardiff are the famous cities in Wales provide excellent service to the guests who visit Newport. The fleets of vehicles are at client’s disposition all-time. List of cities in Wales are Newport, Cardiff and Swansea. Уэльс

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Cardiff, the modern capital of Wales, has a Roman castle and a modern shopping centre. Cardiff is an industrial city, which also has a cathedral and a university. Every year, an international festival called Eisteddfod is held in the town of Llangollen. People come from all over the world to recite poetry, sing and dance in this colourful competition.

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Wales is not an independent nation. In 1292, the English king, Edward I, invaded Wales and built fourteen huge castles to control the Welsh people. His son, Edward, became the first Prince of Wales, since then all the kings and queens of England have given their eldest sons the title Prince of Wales. Prince Charles became the twenty-first Prince of Wales. Although the English have ruled Wales for many centuries

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г There are two national languages in Wales – the Welsh language, which is spoken widely, especially in the North of the country and English. Both these languages are taught in schools. There is also Welsh and british TV channels. Rugby is the national game of Wales. The rules of the game are quite difficult. A team consists of fifteen players. The game is played with an egg-shaped ball. There are three National Parks in Wales. These parks are protected by law because of their natural beauty, but some people live and work there. Wales is often called "the land of song". The Welsh people, especially in rural ares are fond of poetry, singing folk songs and playing the harp. There are a lot of choirs in Wales. Wales is famous for Eisteddfod [ai'steðvɔd]. It is the largest and oldest festival of Welsh culture, which is held every year in different areas of Wales. "Eisteddfod" literally means "a sitting" ("eistedd" in Welsh is "to sit"), perhaps a reference to the hand-carved chair traditionally awarded to the best poet or musician in the ceremony "the Crowning of the Bard". It is interesting!