Leeds akubiye mu mijyi itanu ya mbere y'Ubwongereza, kandi abagenzi umujyi bakurura ibintu bitangaje, imyidagaduro ya siporo hamwe nijoro rihagije ryumuyaga. Nubwo, mubyukuri, ibidukikije ntibyigeze bifatwa nkumujyi wumugani wubwongereza. Ntabwo yavuzwe mu gitabo gishaje cya Norman abimukira cyangwa abatsinze Abaroma. Mu hafi yumujyi ntibyatsinze intambara. Nibyo, kandi nyuma y'Ubwongereza bwabaye igihugu kidasanzwe cy'amazi, imisumbe yari mu gicucu cy'i Portsmouth, Liverpool na Bristol, kandi byose kuko aho umujyi uri kure yinyanja. Akenshi, abaturage bakoresha ijambo Leeds ntabwo bagamije kugenwa k'umujyi gusa, ahubwo no mu gace kaherereye mu gice cy'amateka y'umujyi, birimo imigi y'amadupare na wesery.
Iyambere ivuga yumujyi ivugwa 1086, kandi muri 1207, Leeds yakiriye imiterere yisoko. Mu gihe cy'iterambere ry'inganda, umujyi watangiye kwiyongera cyane mubice byose. Abaturage, amahuza yo gutwara, harimo imirongo yo gutwara maritime itangira gutera imbere. Ubwikorezi bwo mu nyanja bwabaye umurongo wo kubyara mu Burayi, kandi imiyoboro ya gari ya moshi ifasha gushyiraho ibicuruzwa byoherezwa mu gihugu hose. Ndashimira iyi, imisebe iva mu gicucu kandi ihinduka umutima wubwongereza bwo mu bwami.
Ubwubatsi, inganda zimiti, inganda zitangira guhinga byihuse. Ibigo byo mu mujyi biri mu ba mbere batangiye kurekura moteri ya Steam. Itezimbere kandi amabuye y'agaciro. Birababaje kubona ko inzego zumuco zafunguwe mumujyi, muri iyo kaminuza ya Leeds, ubu ikaba yari azwi cyane. Nyuma yo kurangiza intambara ya Kabiri y'Isi Yose, umujyi hari kugabanuka gukabije munganda, cyane cyane mu bijyanye n'ubuvugizi bwa mashini.
Mu myaka mirongo itatu, guverinoma iragerageza kugarura ubukungu bw'Umujyi, cyane cyane mu turere duto twongereza. Porogaramu igamije kugarura igice cy'amajyaruguru y'igihugu. Nibikesha iyi gahunda igabanya umutekano umujyi wongeye kuvuka.
Uyu munsi Leeds afatwa nkumujyi wa kabiri ufite akamaro mubukungu n'amategeko, kandi iri munsi yumurwa mukuru gusa - London. Irimo kubaka ibara ryisumbuye hanze yumurwa mukuru, kandi umujyi urakurura abagenzi na ba mukerarugendo baturutse kwisi yose.
Mubyukuri, hari ibintu byihariye mukarere k'umujyi, harimo agaciro mu mateka. Abagenzi bamaze kugera mu Bwongereza, menya neza kugerageza gusura imigezi, kandi ibi ntabwo ari bimeze neza. Ingoro itangaje ya Harwood, Kirkstal Abbey, kaminuza izwi cyane y'Abayismu, Ubuhanzi Ubuhanzi bw'Umujyi hamwe no gukusanya amashusho yo mu kinyejana cya 20. Kandi ibyo ntabwo aribyo byose, kuko mumujyi hari parike idasanzwe, iherereye munsi yumuzamu wubwongereza na Irilande, igizwe nibice byinshi bitangaje.
Umujyi uzwi kuri stade kumikino muri cricket i handley, hamwe nimbaraga zayo, nko mu maso ya yorkshire, ariko uyu munsi, ukomoka mu gihira yakuweho ku mbeba ku mbeba), na Aisale. Ibimenyetso bizwi byikirango & Spencer akomoka hano.
Umujyi wuzuye urusaku ufite ubwinshi bw'abanyamaguru - kugumana neza imizi yacyo, ishobora kugaragara mu nyubako zitangaje za Victorian zitangaje zo mu mujyi. Kuberako umujyi ari muto, nibyiza gukoreshwa hamwe nibikurura.
Kugera muri Leeds, birakenewe kumenyera hamwe namabara ya gastronomic yamenetse yumujyi, ku butaka bwamafaranga menshi cyane. Restaurants idasanzwe kandi utubari tuzatanga ikirere cyiza cyo kuruhuka, kikakumenyesha kugirango wegere kubintu byose byinzobere. Umuhanda munini wo guhaha ni Bond Street, Umuhanda wubucuruzi, Briggate, Boa Lane. Ikigo cya Merrion kizwi cyane cya Merrion gihe gihererewe mu majyaruguru y'igice cyo hagati cy'umujyi, ku muhanda wa Merrion.
Naho ikirere cyikirere, ikirere cyoroshye hano bihagije, nubwo gikwiye gufatwa neza nibintu bisusurutse, kuko bishobora kuba byiza nimugoroba.
Leeds numujyi mwiza w'Ubwongereza ukomeye, ubwabyo ubwabyo ahantu nyaburanga cyane mumateka nubukerarugendo. Umujyi uzaba ahantu heza ho kumara ikiruhuko cyangwa weekend hano.