Place:Foggia, Puglia, Italy

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NameFoggia
Alt namesProvince of Foggia
Foggiasource: Wikipedia
Foggia provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Provincia di Foggiasource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates41.45°N 15.533°E
Located inPuglia, Italy
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Province of Foggia ( ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.

This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and as Capitanata, derived from Catapanata, since the area was governed by a catepan as part of the Catepanate of Italy during the High Middle Ages. Its capital is the city of Foggia.

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