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![Hierarchy of Syracuse (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Syracuse (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 37 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.0667 decimal degrees |
Long: 015 18 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.3000 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
55.774 feet |
17.0000 meters |
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Note: Located on Ionian Sea; founded by Corinthians in 8th cen. BCE & soon ruled entire coastal plain; ruled by tyrants from 5th cen. BCE; taken by Rome 212 BCE; taken by Franks 280 CE, by Arabs 878; then ruled by Normans, Swabians & Spanish; damaged in WW II; named an UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Necropoli di Pantalica. |
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Siracusa (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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Síracusa (C,V)
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Sarausa (C,V,Sicilian,U)
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Syracusa (C,V)
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Syracuse (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Syrakus (C,V)
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Siracisae (H,V)
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Syracusae (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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Syrakusai (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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Συράκουσαι (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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Συρακοῦσαι (C,V,Greek,U)
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Syrakousai (C,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Sicily (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of unified Italy from 1861 |
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Syracuse (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 734 BCE |
city (C) |
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provincial capital (C) |
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seaport (C) |
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agricultural center (C) |
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fishing community (C) |
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tourist center (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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noted for ancient painted terra-cotta reliefs & Greek temples, spolia from some having been incorporated in later buildings |
World Heritage Site (C) |
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since 2005 |
Corinthian (H) |
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