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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > North America > USA > USA States > Arizona > Phoenix
Phoenix. Pop. 1,601,587. State – Arizona AZ. Currency – US Dollar, Language – English. Time Zone – GMT minus 5 hours. Main Airport – Orlando International Airport MCO. Climate - subtropical arid climate, with extremely hot summers and warm winters. Best time to go – October to May, when the weather isn't too hot and humid. Phoenix was founded in 1861 near the Salt River, near its confluence with the Gila River. Although the surrounding area was semi-desert the city grew as a centre for agriculture with irrigation coming from the Salt and Verde rivers coupled with a number of large reservoirs in the mountains north and east of Phoenix. Tens of thousands of acres were planted with citrus, cotton and other crops, and for many years, intensive, year-round irrigated agriculture formed the basis of the city economy. In later years many high-tech and telecommunications companies have also recently relocated to the area. Also, due to the warm climate in winter, Phoenix benefits greatly from seasonal tourism and recreation, such as the golf industry. Modern Phoenix is divided into the following districts – Downtown, Midtown, West Phoenix, North Phoenix, Camelback East, South Phoenix, and Ahwatukee. Principal attractions in the city include - Arizona Science Center, Desert Botanical Garden, Heard Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona Grand Golf Course, Mesa Arts Center, and Sea Life Aquarium. For souvenir collectors Phoenix has some distinct gifts such as - scorpion bolo ties and saguaro-cactus salt, pepper shakers, and the famous Cactus Candy.
Phoenix Hotels Reservation including – Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Hotel, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Hotel, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Hotel, San Carlos Hotel and Quality Inn South Mountain Hotel.
Features at the hotel include shops, elevator, bar/pub, laundry service/dry cleaning, meeting facilities, restaurant, safety deposit boxes, disabled facilities. Unwind after your day with a choice of gym, sauna, outdoor pool - just a few of the hotel's excellent sporting and leisure offerings. Guests will find this service-oriented hotel with superb facilities and amenities provides excellent value.
Phoenix is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. State of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County. It is the largest capital city in the United States. Its physical location is along the banks of the normally dry Salt River. It was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881. Phoenix had an estimated 2006 population of 1,512,986, making it the fifth largest city in the United States.
Why would anybody want to start a city in the middle of a desert? The answer is, surprisingly, agriculture. The Salt and Verde Rivers of central Arizona were exploited for large-scale agriculture by Native Americans as early as the 11th century. Warm and sunny winter weather also ensured a thriving tourism industry, and encouraged many easterners and midwesterners to relocate to Phoenix.
Hotel Comfort Inn, Phoenix is centrally located off the Black Canyon Freeway (I-17) North of camel back Rd. We are just 8 miles from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Int Airport.
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