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Catania vista dall'alto e il vulcano Etna a sovrastarla
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The Roman aqueduct of Catania was the longest in Roman Sicily at 24 kilometres.

Catania
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Catania

Italy

Country
Italy
Population
298.8K
Coordinates
37.51, 15.08
657th most populous city in the world

Catania is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second largest city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy.

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