Place:Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italy

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NameGela
Alt namesTerranova de Siciliasource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 357
Terranova di Siciliasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-174
TypeCity
Coordinates37.067°N 14.25°E
Located inCaltanissetta, Sicilia, Italy
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Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is the only in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.

Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis in Sicily in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and the place where Aeschylus lived and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Invasion of Sicily, the Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.

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