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Gela
Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and d
list of tyrants of Syracuse
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Società Calcistica Gela
Italian football club, based in Gela, Sicily
Dirillo
The Dirillo, or Acate, is a river in Sicily which rises in the Hyblaean Mountains and flows through the areas of Vizzini, Licodia Eubea, Mazzarrone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Acate, Vittoria, Gela. It empties into the Strait of Sicily south-east of the town of Gela. As the largest river in the area it is sometimes known as the Fiume Grande.
Manfria
Manfria is a village and the only civil parish (frazione) of the municipality of Gela, in the Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy. In 2001, its population was 387.
Gela
river in Sicily
Battle of Gela
battle on 10-12 july 1943