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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Sicily

Map of Sicily, including ancient citiesMediterranean Sea's largest island, SICILY is an autonomous region of Italy and possesses an abundance of ancient cities, just like many other Mediterranean islands. Sicily is found off the tip of Italy’s Italian Peninsula, northeast of Tunisia in Northern Africa, and south-southeast of Sardinia. The capital and largest city is Palermo, which has around 660,000 inhabitants. Sicily's flag features a unique and peculiar triskelion motif comprised of three legs and Medusa's head. In the United States, The Golden Girls 80s and 90s television sitcom featured a Sicilian-born character, Sophia Petrillo (portrayed by the late Estelle Getty).

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