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Glendale, city, Maricopa county, south-central Arizona, U.S., in the Salt River valley, just west of Phoenix. Founded in 1892, it is an agricultural trading centre (fruits, vegetables, cotton). It is the seat of Glendale Community College (1965), and the American Graduate School of International Management trains employees of U.S. firms for work abroad. The city’s attractions include State Farm Stadium, a multipurpose facility that is home to the Arizona Cardinals of NFL football, the annual Fiesta Bowl of collegiate football, and numerous other sports and entertainment events throughout the year; Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, with more than 400 varieties of drought-resistant plants, and Luke Air Force Base, annexed to the city in 1995, the largest jet fighter training centre in the world. Inc. 1910. Pop. (2010) 226,721; Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale Metro Area, 4,192,887; (2020) 248,325; Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area, 4,845,832.

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