It’s tempting to think that, if you’re from Sydney, that this is the Sydney. It’s Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Nova Scotia…wait, did you read that right? Yes, there is another Sydney, and it’s all the way on the other side of the world.
There are several instances of cities around the world which have identical names, some more famous than the other – Cairo, Illinois in the United States, for example, is well known around the world for its post office being the third busiest building in all of the United States during the peak of its prosperity. So, don’t always assume that when you Google ‘real estate, Dapto’, you’ll end up with search results that match what you were expecting!
Here are a few more twin cities with the same name that couldn’t be any more different:
Sydney, Australia and Sydney, Canada
Tourists flock from all corners of the globe to come see one of Sydney’s most iconic attractions: the Largest Ceilidh Fiddle in the World, right on the Sydney waterfront. Being the largest urban centre on Nova Scotia, Canada, Sydney does actually get the largest benefit of tourism, and, all joking aside, is currently gearing itself up as being a scenic destination for tourists with beautiful boardwalks and marinas being constructed. It has a population of approximately 32,000 people, one of the largest on the island.
Sydney, Australia, on the other hand, is home to 4,600,000 people, with the most diverse populations in Australia, not to mention its attractions, which are impossible to cover within a week, although if you do need a reminder, here they are: the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Cockatoo Island, Luna Park, the Centrepoint Tower, Taronga Zoo, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Rocks, Bondi Beach, and the Blue Mountains.
Berlin, Germany and Berlin, El Salvador
Berlin: City of Vice. Or coffee farming. Depending on who you ask, you’ll get these two different answers. Berlin, Germany has 3,400,000 habitants, while Berlin, El Salvador has 15,000. Berlin, El Salvador is not technically a city, but a municipality made up of an urban centre and 17 villages, one of which, the Brisas del Sol, is located in a high risk area with earthquakes, landslides, and flooding associated with Hurricane Mitch in 2008, and is currently being evacuated.
Berlin, Germany is known for its rich history as being the city that symbolised the Cold War, as well as, sometime before all this, being the home of some of humanity’s greatest thinkers and artists. It’s an interesting city, to say the least, and with culture poking out of every orifice, Berlin, Germany sees about 135,000,000 day visitors, making it the third most visited destination in Europe.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Amsterdamøya, Norway
Its red light district is famous nowhere. It has a history of whaling, and, after being founded by the Dutch as a semi-permanent station in 1614, was abandoned before 1660. This is Amsterdamøya, Norway. Amsterdam of the Netherlands, on the other hand, is something of a bustling city, with 16 million day visitors annually, with 791,000 inhabitants. It’s a city known for its beautiful, ancient churches, suprising museums and bustling red light district – an amazing city of contradictions.
Joe Bedet is a traveller and a fan of searching all over the world for real estate. Dapto is where he currently calls home, when he’s not out exploring the major cities of the world.
