| Tourism > Australia > Northern Territory Northern Territory (NT) Tourism About Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia. The capital city is Darwin; the other two sizable settlements are Alice Springs (in the desert interior, 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) to the south) and Katherine (near the base of the Top End).
Indigenous Australians have lived in the present area of the Northern Territory for an estimated 40,000 years, and extensive seasonal trade links existed between them and the peoples of what is now Indonesia for at least five centuries.
On 1 January 1911, a decade after federation, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.
For a brief time between 1927 and 1931 the Northern Territory was divided into North Australia and Central Australia at the 20th parallel of South latitude. Soon after this time, parts of the Northern Territory were considered in the ''Kimberley Scheme'' as a possible site for the establishment of a Jewish Homeland, understandably considered the ''Unpromised Land''.
During World War II, most of the Top End was placed under military government. This is the only time since Federation that an Australian state or territory has been under military control. After the war, control for the entire area was handed back to the Commonwealth.
As of the end of September 2007, the population of the Northern Territory was 209,000. Residents of the Northern Territory are often known simply as 'Territorians'. List of Regions in Northern Territory (NT)Click on any region name in the following list to display historical and geographical information for the tourist, and a list of all the towns in that region. Top End / Darwin | Central Australia / Alice Springs Last Minute Accommodation across Northern TerritorySearch for last minute accommodation in Northern Territory.
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