Ruins of Gibellina
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memorial, ghost town
In the night between the 14th and 15th of Jannuary 1968 the Valley of Belice was hit by an earthquake of 6,4° Richter scale. 15 towns were badly damaged and the towns of Gibellina, Poggioreale, Salaparuta and Montevago were completlely destroyed. 370 people died and over 70.000 were left homeless. (Menfi, Partanna, Camporeale, Chiusa Sclafani, Contessa Entellina, Sciacca, Santa Ninfa, Salemi, Vita, Calatafimi, Santa Margherita di Belice).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Belice_earthquake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Belice_earthquake
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibellina
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°47'12"N 12°58'19"E
- Ruins of Salaparuta 1.3 km
- Ruins of Poggioreale 4.5 km
- Ruins of Montevago 8.3 km
- Portella della Ginestra massacre 33 km
- Vido 637 km
- Khirbah 682 km
- Castle of Aghia Mavra 687 km
- Kommeno 716 km
- Place of Battle of Maniaki 782 km
- Apidima 841 km
- Cretto di Burri 0.1 km
- A29 exit - Gallitello 8.3 km
- Cemetery 8.3 km
- A29 exit - Salemi / Gibellina Nuova 10 km
- A29 exit - Santa Ninfa / Partanna 12 km
- Solar Field 12 km
- Cemetery 16 km
- Acropolis 20 km
- Segesta 21 km
- Cemetery 23 km