What is Rhondda?
'''Rhondda''' or '''Rhondda Valley''' is a former [[coal mining]] [[community]] in [[Wales]]. The area is actually two [[valleys]]: the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (mawr large) and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (bach small). The singular term 'Rhondda Valley' and the plural 'Rhondda Valleys' are both commonly used. ==Rhondda Fawr== The larger of the two valleys, the Rhondda Fawr, extends from [[Porth]] and rises through the valley until it reaches [[Blaenrhondda]], near [[Treherbert]]. The villages that make up the Rhondda Fawr are: * [[Blaencwm]] a district of Treherbert. * [[Blaenrhondda]] a district of Treherbert. * '''[[Clydach Vale|Cwm Clydach]]''' a community. * [[Cwmparc]] a district of Treorchy. * [[Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf|Cymmer]] a district of Porth. * [[Dinas Rhondda]] a district of Penygraig. * [[Edmondstown, Rhondda|Edmondstown]] a district of Penygraig. * [[Gelli, Rhondda|Gelli]] a district of Ystrad * [[Glynfach]] a district of Cymmer * '''[[Llwynypia]]''' a community. * '''[[Pentre]]''' a community. * '''[[Penygraig]]''' a community * '''[[Porth]]''' a community that sees itself as the unofficial capital of the Rhondda, mainly due to its geographic location. * [[Ton Pentre]] a district of Pentre. * '''[[Tonypandy]]''' a community. * '''[[Trealaw]]''' a community. * [[Trebanog]] a district of Cymmer * '''[[Trehafod]]''' the most southernmost and smallest of the Rhondda Valley communities. * '''[[Treherbert]]''' a community. * '''[[Treorchy]]''' the largest community in either of the valleys. * [[Tynewydd]] a district of Treherbert * [[Williamstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf|Williamstown]] a district of Penygraig. * [[Ynyswen]] a district of Treorchy. * '''[[Ystrad Rhondda|Ystrad]]''' a community. ==Rhondda Fach== The Rhondda Fach is the smaller of the two valleys. Villages include Wattstown, Ynyshir, Pontygwaith, Ferndale, Tylorstown and Maerdy. The settlements that make up the Rhondda Fach are as follows: * [[Blaenllechau]] a district of Ferndale. * '''[[Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf|Ferndale]]''' a