Palermo
Sign in to savePalermo () is a city in northwestern Sicily, southern Italy, located on the eponymous gulf facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermothe city's surrounding metropolitan province. With over 2,700 years of age, the city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence.
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Palermo is the capital city of Sicily located on Italy's southern coast, known for its rich history spanning over 2,700 years and its distinctive culture, architecture, and food. The city has held significant importance throughout its long existence and remains notable today for these cultural and historical qualities.
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- Comune di Palermo
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- ''Conca d'oro'' (Golden Basin)
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- Senatus Populusque Panormitanus Urbs Felix et Regni Caput (Latin for "The Senate and the People of Palermo, Happy City and Capital of the Kingdom")
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52 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern era
- Two Sicilies
- Italian unification
- World War II
- Italian Republic and today
- Geography
- Climate
- Topography
- Rivers
- Districts
- Demographics
- Immigration
- Culture
- Religion
- Patron saints
- Sports
- City emblems
- Flag
- Coat of arms
- Monuments
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Palaces and museums
- Churches
- Squares and public monuments
- City walls
- Opera houses
- Other sights
- Economy
- Transport
- Public transport
- Buses
- Trams
- Coaches
- Roads
- Airports
- National rail
- Port
- Education
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Honorary citizens
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Palermo () is a city in northwestern Sicily, southern Italy, located on the eponymous gulf facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermothe city's surrounding metropolitan province. With over 2,700 years of age, the city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence.
Founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"), Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under Arab rule in the Emirate of Sicily when the city became the capital of Sicily for the first time. During this time the city was known as . Following the Norman conquest, Palermo became the capital of a new kingdom, the Kingdom of Sicily, that lasted from 1130 to 1816.