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Messina (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 11 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.1833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 015 34 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.5667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by Greeks from Chalcis; destroyed by Carthaginians 397 BCE; was Roman free city 241 BCE; taken by Goths, Byzantines, Arabs (842), Crusader Richard I of England (1190); ruled by Angevins, Aragonese, then by Spanish Bourbons 13th cen.-1713. |
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| Messina (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| מסינה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Messana (H,V)
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............ | Latin name |
| Messene (H,V)
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............ | named by Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium in 5th cen. BC, referring to his native region Messenia in the Peloponnese |
| Zancle (H,V)
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| Zankle (H,V)
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............ | Greek name, meaning "sickle" & referring to the shape of the harbor |
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Sicily (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of unified Italy from 1861 |
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Messina (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Greeks, first documented ca. 730 BC; modern city was rebuilt after disastrous earthquakes in 1783 & 1908 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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for ferries across Strait of Messina to mainland & for rail traffic |
| trade center (C) |
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for fruit, wine, olive oil & medicinal articles |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for citrus fruits |
| industrial center (C) |
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produces chemicals, pharmaceuticals & foodstuffs |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for architecture & museums |
| university center (C) |
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founded in 1548 |
| scientific center (C) |
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noted for biological institute & botanical gardens |
| episcopal see (C) |
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