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Salento (; Salentino: Salentu; Salento Griko: ) is a cultural, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the Province of Lecce, most of the Province of Brindisi (all of it except Fasano, Ostuni and Cisternino), and the south-eastern part of the Province of Taranto (like Grottaglie and Avetrana, but not Taranto itself).
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Salento is a cultural and geographic region located at the southern tip of Apulia in Italy, often called the "heel" of the Italian peninsula's boot shape. It spans across parts of three provinces and is notable for its distinct historical and cultural identity within southern Italy.
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Key facts
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- Salento
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- historical and geographic region
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- The heel of the boot of Italy.jpeg
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- A view of Salento from satellite
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- Geographical borders of Salento (the so called "messapic threshold")
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- Country
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- Regions
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- Apulia
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- yes
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- Salentu
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