Belice
Sign in to saveThe Belice (; ; ) is a river of western Sicily, Italy. It is about long. From its main source near Piana degli Albanesi it runs south and west for as the ('Right Belice') until it is joined near Poggioreale by its secondary branch, the ('Left Belice'), which rises on the slopes of Rocca Busambra. The Belice proper then flows for another or so before entering the Strait of Sicily to the east of the ancient Greek archaeological site of Selinunte.
Key facts
- River.length_km
- 77
- River.basin_size_km2
- 866
- River.name
- Belice
- River.image
- Belice-map-bjs.jpg
- River.source1_location
- near Piana degli Albanesi
- River.mouth
- Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
- River.mouth_location
- Castelvetrano
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Italy
- River.subdivision_type2
- Region
- River.subdivision_name2
- Sicily
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- Image
- The estuary of the river Belice.JPG
- Length
- 107
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- watershed area
- 964
- discharge
- 4.5
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- Belice (river)
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The Belice (; ; ) is a river of western Sicily, Italy. It is about long. From its main source near Piana degli Albanesi it runs south and west for as the ('Right Belice') until it is joined near Poggioreale by its secondary branch, the ('Left Belice'), which rises on the slopes of Rocca Busambra. The Belice proper then flows for another or so before entering the Strait of Sicily to the east of the ancient Greek archaeological site of Selinunte.
The middle section of the Belice valley was hit by the January 1968 Belice earthquake which completely destroyed numerous centres of population, including Gibellina, Montevago and Salaparuta. Three hundred and seventy people died, a thousand were injured and some 70,000 people were made homeless.
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