Syracuse
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city, seaport, UNESCO World Heritage Site, district center
Ancient greek town in Σικελια.
Syracuse was founded in 734 or 733 BC by Greek settlers from Corinth and Tenea, led by the oecist (colonizer) Archias, who called it Sirako, referring to a nearby swamp. The nucleus of the ancient city was the small island of Ortygia. The settlers found the land fertile and the native tribes to be reasonably well-disposed to their presence. The city grew and prospered, and for some time stood as the most powerful Greek city anywhere in the Mediterranean.
Syracuse was founded in 734 or 733 BC by Greek settlers from Corinth and Tenea, led by the oecist (colonizer) Archias, who called it Sirako, referring to a nearby swamp. The nucleus of the ancient city was the small island of Ortygia. The settlers found the land fertile and the native tribes to be reasonably well-disposed to their presence. The city grew and prospered, and for some time stood as the most powerful Greek city anywhere in the Mediterranean.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siracusa
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°4'44"N 15°16'19"E
- Augusta 23 km
- Lentini 36 km
- Modica 52 km
- Ragusa 56 km
- Catania 62 km
- Vittoria 69 km
- Giardini Naxos 85 km
- Gela 95 km
- Reggio di Calabria 122 km
- Messina 131 km
- Neapolis Archaeological Park 0.5 km
- Cemetery 0.9 km
- Ortigia 2.9 km
- ISAB jetty 3.5 km
- Porto Grande 3.6 km
- Archimede CSP Plant 7.8 km
- PRIOLO GARGALLO power plant 8.5 km
- ISAB ENERGY power plant 8.5 km
- Ancient Thapsos 8.8 km
- Electrical Substation 10 km
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