Sydney

Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Eastern suburbs and City Centre.

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The is the eastern metropolitan region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the more expansive sense, the refers to the whole area situated to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district, around the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to the Pacific Ocean beaches and continuing on to the port at Botany Bay.

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The Sydney was where Governor Arthur Phillip first raised the British flag on Australian soil in January 1788, the earliest site of European settlement in Australia.

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is a national park scattered across Sydney Harbour, . First gazetted in 1975, it's one of many national parks within metropolitan Sydney, renowned for its sheltered beaches, tranquil picnic spots, rich Aboriginal, colonial and military heritage, aquatic reserves and most importantly; harbour islands.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Inner West and City East.

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The of Sydney stretches from the small inner city suburb of Chippendale to the secondary railway hub and business-retail centre of Strathfield and also to the west.

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Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.

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Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is the main airport of largest city, Sydney. It is the main hub for Australia's flag carrier Qantas. It forms one half of the country's busiest air route: from Sydney to .

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is a western district of Sydney, a city in its own right within the Sydney Metropolitan Area, and the second oldest European settlement on the Australian mainland.

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The is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the .

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Airport & is an arbitrary district name for the areas surrounding and also those directly south of Sydney, which include Sydney Airport, Redfern, Alexandria, Brighton-le-Sands, Mascot and Rockdale among others.

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The of Sydney refers to a suburban district located in the north of the city, as well as a stretch of famous beaches extending northwards from Sydney Harbour and North Head at Manly to Barrenjoey Point and Broken Bay, fronting the Pacific Ocean.

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is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central Sydney. It extends to Pyrmont, Ultimo and the business district of Barangaroo, and contains The Star and Pyrmont Bay, including Harris St.

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is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove, and where the First Fleet set up their first convict settlement.

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The district is home to Australia's largest Chinatown as well as its largest train station, Central station. It is south of the , to the east of and City West and also adjoins both and Eastern Suburbs toward its eastern boundaries.

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is an area 15 km west of Sydney CBD. It is on the western reaches of Sydney Harbour, and was the home of the 2000 Olympic Games. The area, together with the surrounding areas on the Parramatta River including the…

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The is a New South Wales national park on the southern fringe of Sydney in , around 35 km south from the CBD. It is the world's second national park after Yellowstone, and the first to hold the "national park" title.

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Macquarie Park-Ryde is the metropolitan area on the northern bank of the Parramatta River and is bordered by Lane Cove National Park to the east and north and and the to the west.

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is a district about 25 km south of , centred around the Georges River and bounded by Botany Bay and Port Hacking.

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Hills and Hawkesbury is the largely residential area to the north west of the CBD and north of . It includes the area around Castle Hill and Baulkham Hills and the semi-rural areas around Dural and Galston.

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is the southernmost coastal suburb of Sydney, Australia, & sits at the mouth of the Hacking River. It boasts surf beaches, safe swimming spots & reef breaks, which attract both tourists and Greater Sydney residents.

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The is a leafy and affluent residential area to the north of the heart of Sydney. It is east of the Lane Cove River, north of Chatswood and south of the uppermost border of Hornsby Shire council area.

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Southwestern Sydney is a large residential area to the south and west of Sydney, including the centres of Cabramatta and Liverpool. The district also covers the Canterbury-Bankstown area, but not the suburbs.

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The are Sydney's best kept secret. There are several in the harbour that you can visit to explore, for a picnic, or just to take in the history and the view.

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is a small fishing town perched on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, making it one of the most northerly areas of Sydney. As it's south of the Hawkesbury, it's still considered to be a part of Sydney and it and some nearby islands such as Dangar Island are a part of Hornsby Shire Council.

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is a national park in the very north of the Sydney area in the state of , close to Sydney's .

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is in Sydney, , in two separate sections, one being in the French town of in the Eastern Suburbs, and the other being in Kurnell, being south of Botany Bay and east of the famous well known Cronulla.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sydney Tower and Australian Museum.

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, also known as the Eye, Westfield Tower and formerly albeit still commonly as Centrepoint Tower, is an observation and that is the tallest structure in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, as well as the second-tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere.

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The , originally known as the Colonial Museum and Sydney Museum, is a state public museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated and funded as a cultural institution by the state government of .

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Ltd is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bondi Beach and Surry Hills.

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is a beach and the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. is located 7 kilometres east of the , in the local government area of , in the .

Suburb
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is an suburb of Sydney, in the state of , Australia. It is immediately south-east of the in the local government area of the .

Suburb
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is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of , 2 kilometres south-west of the in the local government area of the .

Sydney

Latitude
-33.86° or 33° 51′ 36″ south
Longitude
151.2111° or 151° 12′ 40″ east
Population
4,700,000
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
IATA airport code
SYD
United Nations Location Code
AU SYD
Open location code
4RRH46R6+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13766899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2147714
Wiki­data ID
Q3130
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Zeeuws—“Sydney” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Сиднеи”
  • Achinese: “Sydney”
  • Adyghe: “Сидней”
  • Afrikaans: “Sydney”
  • Albanian: “Sidnej”
  • Albanian: “Sydney”
  • Amharic: “ሲድኒ”
  • Arabic: “سيدني”
  • Aragonese: “Sydney”
  • Armenian: “Սիդնեյ”
  • Arpitan: “Sydney”
  • Assamese: “ছিডনী”
  • Asturian: “Sydney”
  • Aymara: “Sidni”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sidney”
  • Balinese: “Sidni”
  • Bambara: “Sydney”
  • Bashkir: “Сидней”
  • Basque: “Sydney”
  • Bavarian: “Sydney”
  • Belarusian: “Сідней”
  • Belarusian: “Сіднэй”
  • Belarusian: “Сыднэй”
  • Bengali: “সিডনি”
  • Betawi: “Sidni”
  • Bhojpuri: “सिडनी, ऑस्ट्रेलिया”
  • Bhojpuri: “सिडनी”
  • Bislama: “Sidni”
  • Bislama: “Sydney”
  • Bosnian: “Sydney”
  • Breton: “Sydney”
  • Bulgarian: “Сидни”
  • Burmese: “ဆစ်ဒနီမြို့”
  • Catalan: “Sydney”
  • Cebuano: “Sydney”
  • Central Bikol: “Sidney”
  • Central Kanuri: “Sydney”
  • Central Kurdish: “سیدنی”
  • Chamorro: “Sidni”
  • Chavacano: “Sydney”
  • Chechen: “Сидней”
  • Cherokee: “ᏏᎢdᏂᎢ”
  • Cherokee: “ᏏᎢᏗᏂᎢ”
  • Cheyenne: “Sydney”
  • Chinese: “Sydney”
  • Chinese: “悉尼”
  • Chinese: “雪梨 (澳洲)”
  • Chinese: “雪梨”
  • Chuvash: “Сидней”
  • Cornish: “Sydney”
  • Corsican: “Sydney”
  • Cree: “ᓯᑎᓂ”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Sidney”
  • Croatian: “Sydney”
  • Czech: “Sydney”
  • Danish: “Sydney”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Sidney”
  • Dinka: “Thidni”
  • Dutch: “Sydney”
  • Dzongkha: “སིཌ་ནི། Sidney”
  • Dzongkha: “སིཌི་ནི”
  • Eastern Mari: “Сидней”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيدنى”
  • Erzya: “Сидней ош”
  • Esperanto: “Sidnejo”
  • Estonian: “Sydney”
  • Extremaduran: “Sidney”
  • Faroese: “Sydney”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Sydney”
  • Fijian: “Serene”
  • Finnish: “Sydney”
  • French: “Port-Jackson”
  • French: “Sydney”
  • Friulian: “Sydney”
  • Gagauz: “Sydney”
  • Galician: “Sidney”
  • Galician: “Sydney”
  • Georgian: “სიდნეი”
  • German: “Sydney, Australien”
  • German: “Sydney”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Sydney”
  • Greek: “Σίδνεϊ”
  • Greek: “Σίδνεϋ”
  • Guarani: “Sínei”
  • Guianese Creole French: “Sidnè”
  • Gujarati: “સિડની”
  • Gujarati: “સીડની”
  • Haitian: “Sidnè”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sit-nì”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sydney”
  • Hausa: “Sydney”
  • Hawaiian: “Kikinē”
  • Hebrew: “סידני הרבתית”
  • Hebrew: “סידני רבתי”
  • Hebrew: “סידני, אוסטרליה”
  • Hebrew: “סידני, ניו סאות‘ ויילס”
  • Hebrew: “סידני”
  • Hindi: “सिडनी”
  • Hindi: “सिड्णि”
  • Hungarian: “Sydney”
  • Icelandic: “Sydney”
  • Ido: “Sydney”
  • Iloko: “Sydney”
  • Inari Sami: “Sydney”
  • Indonesian: “Sydney”
  • Ingush: “Сидней”
  • Interlingua: “Sydney”
  • Interlingue: “Sydney”
  • Inuktitut: “ᓯᑦᓂ”
  • Irish: “Sydney”
  • Italian: “Sydney”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Sidni”
  • Japanese: “シドニー”
  • Japanese: “悉尼”
  • Japanese: “雪梨”
  • Javanese: “Sydney”
  • Kabiyè: “Sidinee”
  • Kabyle: “Sydney”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Sydney”
  • Kalaallisut: “Sydney”
  • Kannada: “ಸಿಡ್ಣಿ”
  • Kannada: “ಸಿಡ್ನಿ”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Sidney”
  • Karachay-Balkar: “Сидней”
  • Karekare: “Sydney”
  • Kazakh: “Сидней қаласы”
  • Kazakh: “Сидней”
  • Khmer: “ស៊ីដនីយ៏”
  • Kirghiz: “Сидней”
  • Kölsch: “Sydney”
  • Korean: “그레이터 시드니”
  • Korean: “시드니 광역권”
  • Korean: “시드니”
  • Korean: “씨드니”
  • Korean: “에메랄드 시티”
  • Korean: “포트잭슨”
  • Korean: “하버 시티”
  • Kurdish: “Sîdney”
  • Ladino: “Sydney”
  • Latin: “Sanctus Dionysius”
  • Latin: “Sydneium”
  • Latvian: “Sidneja”
  • Lezghian: “Сидней”
  • Ligurian: “Sydney”
  • Limburgan: “Sydney”
  • Literary Chinese: “雪梨”
  • Lithuanian: “Sidnėjus”
  • Livvi: “Sydney”
  • Lombard: “Sydney”
  • Low German: “Sydney”
  • Luxembourgish: “Sydney”
  • Macedonian: “Сиднеј”
  • Magahi: “सिडनी”
  • Maithili: “सिड्नी”
  • Malagasy: “Sydney”
  • Malay: “Sydney”
  • Malay: “سيدني”
  • Malayalam: “സിഡ്നി”
  • Maltese: “Sydney”
  • Manx: “Sydney”
  • Maori: “Pō Hākene”
  • Maori: “Poihākena”
  • Maori: “Poihākene”
  • Marathi: “सिडनी”
  • Mazanderani: “سیدنی”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Sék-nà̤”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Sydney”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sydney”
  • Mingrelian: “სიდნეი”
  • Moksha: “Сыднэй”
  • Mongolian: “Сидней”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “سيدني”
  • Nauru: “Sydney”
  • Nepali: “सिड्नी”
  • Newari: “सिद्नी”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Sidni”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sydney (Steed)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sydney”
  • Northern Sami: “Sydney”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sydney”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sydney”
  • Norwegian: “Sydney”
  • Novial: “Sydney”
  • Nyanja: “Sydney”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sydney”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܣܝܕܢܝ”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sīdaneġ on Australande”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sīdaneġ”
  • Oromo: “Siidnii”
  • Oromo: “Sydney”
  • Ossetian: “Сидней”
  • Panjabi: “ਸਿਡਨੀ”
  • Papiamento: “Sydney”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Sydney”
  • Persian: “سیدنی”
  • Picard: “Sydney”
  • Piemontese: “Sydney”
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Sidni”
  • Polish: “Sydney, Australia”
  • Polish: “Sydney, Nowa Południowa Walia, Australia”
  • Polish: “Sydney, Nowa Południowa Walia”
  • Polish: “Sydney”
  • Portuguese: “Sydney”
  • Pushto: “سډني”
  • Pushto: “سیدنی”
  • Pushto: “سیډني”
  • Quechua: “Sydney”
  • Romanian: “Sydney”
  • Romansh: “Sydney”
  • Russia Buriat: “Сидней”
  • Russian: “Сидней”
  • Russian: “Сидни”
  • Rusyn: “Сідні”
  • Samoan: “Sini”
  • Samogitian: “Sėdniejos”
  • Sanskrit: “सिडनी”
  • Sanskrit: “सिड्नि”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱤᱰᱱᱤ”
  • Sardinian: “Sydney”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Sydney”
  • Scots: “Sydney”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Shidni”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Shuidni”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sidni”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Suidni”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sydney”
  • Serbian: “Сиднеј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sydney”
  • Seri: “piter la anguila”
  • Shan: “သိတ်ႇတၼီႇ”
  • Sicilian: “Sydney”
  • Silesian: “Sydney”
  • Sindhi: “سڊني”
  • Sinhala: “සිඩ්නි”
  • Skolt Sami: “Sydney”
  • Slovak: “Sydney”
  • Slovenian: “Sydney”
  • Somali: “Sydney”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سیدنی”
  • Spanish: “Sídney (Nueva Gales del Sur)”
  • Spanish: “Sidney, Australia”
  • Spanish: “Sidney”
  • Spanish: “Sídney”
  • Spanish: “Sydney (Australia)”
  • Spanish: “Sydney”
  • Sundanese: “Sydney”
  • Swahili: “Sydney”
  • Swedish: “Sydney”
  • Swiss German: “Sydney”
  • Sylheti: “ꠅꠡ꠆ꠐꠦꠟꠤꠀꠞ ꠍꠤꠒꠘꠤ”
  • Sylheti: “ꠍꠤꠒꠘꠤ ꠘꠉꠞ”
  • Tagalog: “Sidney”
  • Tagalog: “Sydney”
  • Tahitian: “Sydney”
  • Tahitian: “Tene”
  • Tajik: “Сидней”
  • Talysh: “Sidnej”
  • Tamil: “சிட்னி”
  • Tamil: “ஸிட்னி”
  • Tatar: “Сидней”
  • Telugu: “సిడ్నీ”
  • Tetum: “Sidni”
  • Thai: “ซิดนีย์”
  • Tibetan: “སིད་ནེ།”
  • Tok Pisin: “Sidni”
  • Tonga (Tonga Islands): “Senē”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Sydney”
  • Tumbuka: “Sydney”
  • Turkish: “Sidney”
  • Turkmen: “Sidneý”
  • Twi: “Sydney”
  • Tyap: “Si̱dni”
  • Udmurt: “Сидней”
  • Uighur: “Sidnéy”
  • Ukrainian: “Сиднай”
  • Ukrainian: “Сидней”
  • Ukrainian: “Сідней, Австралія”
  • Ukrainian: “Сідней”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Sydney”
  • Urdu: “سڈنی”
  • Uzbek: “Sidney”
  • Venetian: “Sydney”
  • Veps: “Sidnei”
  • Vietnamese: “Sydney”
  • Vlax Romani: “Sydney”
  • Volapük: “Sydney”
  • Võro: “Sydney”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sydney”
  • Welsh: “Sydney”
  • Western Armenian: “Սիտնի”
  • Western Frisian: “Sydney”
  • Western Panjabi: “سڈنی”
  • Wu Chinese: “悉尼”
  • Xhosa: “Sidni”
  • Yakut: “Сидней”
  • Yiddish: “סידני”
  • Yoruba: “Sydney”
  • Yue Chinese: “雪梨 (澳洲)”
  • Yue Chinese: “雪梨”
  • Zeeuws: “Sydney”
  • “ma tomo Sini”
  • “Q3130”
  • “Sėdniejos”
  • “Sydney”
  • “सिडनी”

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