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Southern Italy is generally thought to comprise the administrative regions that correspond to the geopolitical extent of the historical Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, including Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, and Sicily.
- Southern Italy Autonomist Movements
The last southern Italian state before the Italian...
- Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in...
- Geography
Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous...
- Southern Italy Autonomist Movements
South Italy borders central Italy to the northwest, while it is washed by the Adriatic Sea to the northeast, the Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the southwest. The territory of south Italy is predominantly hilly and mountainous. The largest plains are the Tavoliere delle Puglie (second largest plain on the Italian ...
Mezzogiorno, region in Italy roughly coextensive with the former Kingdom of Naples; in current Italian administrative usage, it is a mainland subregion consisting of the southern Italian regions of Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria and an insular subregion composed of Sicily and Sardinia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Southern Italy, sometimes known as Mezzogiorno ("Midday"), encompasses five of Italy's twenty regions. From the bustling cities to the tranquil countryside, you will find something to love about this incredible region. Regions. Map of Southern Italy. Apulia ( Italian: Puglia)
The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the County of Sicily in 1071, that was succeeded by Kingdom of Sicily, a state that existed from 1130 until 1816 under various dynasties, and in 1816 it was unified with the Kingdom of Naples into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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