ILondon yidolophu enkulu kunye neyona dolophu inkulu e-United Kingdom nase-England. Isixeko simi kuMlambo iThames kumazantsi-mpuma eNgilane, entlokweni ye-50 yeekhilomitha (ezingama-80 zeekhilomitha) ezikhokelela kuLwandle lwaseMantla. ILondon ibisisiseko esikhulu seminyaka engamawaka amabini, kwaye yayiqala ukubizwa ngokuba yiLondinium, neyasekwa ngamaRoma. IsiXeko saseLondon, iziko lamandulo lezemali laseLondon-indawo eyi-1.12 yeekhilomitha (2.9 km2) neyaziwa njenge-Square Mile-igcina imida elandela ngokusondeleyo imida yayo yamaxesha aphakathi. ISixeko esikufutshane saseWestminster sele kangangeenkulungwane kwindawo enkulu kurhulumente wesizwe. Amashumi amathathu ananye amadolophu asemantla nasemazantsi omlambo aquka neLondon yanamhlanje. Ummandla waseLondon ulawulwa ngusodolophu waseLondon kunye neNdibano yaseLondon, kwaye yenye yezona zixeko zibalulekileyo zehlabathi. Inefuthe elibonakalayo kubugcisa, urhwebo, imfundo, ukonwaba, ifashoni, ezemali, ukhathalelo lwempilo, imithombo yeendaba, iinkonzo zobungcali, uphando kunye nophuhliso, ukhenketho kunye nezothutho. Lelinye lawona maziko makhulu ezemali kwihlabathi kwaye kwi-2019, iLondon yayiyeyona ndawo yesibini yabantu abanexabiso eliphezulu kwiYurophu, emva kweParis. Kwaye ngo-2020, iLondon yayinelona nani liphezulu lesibini sezigidigidi zaso nasiphi na isixeko saseYurophu, emva kweMoscow. Iiyunivesithi zaseLondon zenza ezona ndawo zinkulu zamaziko emfundo aphakamileyo eYurophu, kwaye iLondon likhaya kumaziko abekwe kwinqanaba eliphezulu anjengeImperial College yaseLondon kwinzululwazi yendalo kunye nesicelo, iLondon School of Economics kwisayensi yezentlalo, kunye neYunivesithi yaseLondon ebanzi. Ngo-2012, iLondon yaba sisixeko sokuqala ukubamba iMidlalo yeOlimpiki yasehlotyeni yanamhlanje, eLondon ineentlobo ngeentlobo zabantu kunye neenkcubeko, kwaye zingaphezu kwama-300 iilwimi ezithethwa kule ngingqi. Ukuqikelelwa kwayo phakathi ko-2018 umasipala (ohambelana neGreater London) yayizizigidi ezili-9, ezenza ukuba ibe sisixeko sesithathu esinabantu abaninzi eYurophu. ILondon ine-13.4% yabemi base-UK. Indawo eyakhiweyo yeGreater London yeyona ndawo yesine inabantu abaninzi eYurophu, emva kweIstanbul, iMoscow neParis, inabemi abangama-9,787,426 kubalo luka-2011. Ingingqi yedolophu yaseLondon yeyesithathu ngobukhulu eYurophu, emva kweIstanbul kunye neMetropolitan Area, enabemi abali-14,040,163 ngo-2016. ILondon ineeSayithi ezine zeLifa leMveli: iNqaba yaseLondon; Iigadi zeKew; isiza esineBhotwe laseWestminster, iWestminster Abbey, kunye neCawa iSt Margaret; kunye nokuhlala kwimbali eGreenwich apho iRoyal Observatory, iGreenwich ichaza i-Prime Meridian (0 ° longitude) kunye neGreenwich Mean Time. Ezinye iindawo ezibalaseleyo zibandakanya iBuckingham Palace, iLiso laseLondon, iPiccadilly Circus, iSt Paul Cathedral, iTower Bridge, iTrafalgar Square kunye neShard. ILondon ineemyuziyam ezininzi, iigalari, iilayibrari kunye nemidlalo. Oku kubandakanya iMyuziyam yaseBritane, igalari yeSizwe, iMyuziyam yeMbali yezeNdalo, iTate Modern, iThala leeNcwadi laseBritane kunye neethiyetha zase West End. ILondon Underground yeyona ndawo indala kuloliwe emhlabeni.

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