Aidone
Sign in to saveAidone (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: Aidungh or Dadungh; ) is a town and comune in the province of Enna, in region of Sicily in southern Italy. The extensive archaeological site of Morgantina is on a ridge close to the town.
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Aidone is a small town in the province of Enna in Sicily, Italy. It is notable for being near Morgantina, an extensive archaeological site that provides insights into ancient history in the region.
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- Italian comune.name
- Aidone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Aidone
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Panorama sangiacomo.JPG
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Aidone
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Aidone-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Enna (EN)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Anna Maria Raccuglia
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 210.78
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4813
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Aidonesi
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Aidone (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: Aidungh or Dadungh; ) is a town and comune in the province of Enna, in region of Sicily in southern Italy. The extensive archaeological site of Morgantina is on a ridge close to the town.
There are a variety of etymologies proposed for the name of the town. One suggests putatively derives from the Arabic Ay dun meaning mountain of water.