Cosa nostra
Also known as Mafia, the Mafia, Maffia
organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily, Italy
Key facts
- Founding location
- Sicily , Italy
- Years active
- Since the 19th century
- Territory
- Territories with established coordination structures with significant territorial control are in Sicily, in particular in the provinces of Palermo , Trapani , Catania , Enna , Caltanissetta , and Agrigento
- Ethnicity
- Sicilians
- Membership
- 5,500 members
- Criminal activities
- Racketeering , extortion , drug trafficking , loan sharking , kidnapping , and murder
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Origins of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra.png
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- Commons category
- Cosa Nostra
- inception
- 1801-00-00
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Categories
19th-century establishments in ItalyItalian MafiaOrganised crime groups in ItalyOrganizations established in the 19th centuryOrganized crime by ethnicityOrganized crime groups in CanadaOrganized crime groups in MaltaOrganized crime groups in the United StatesSecret societies related to organized crimeSicilian MafiaTransnational organized crime