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Ragusa (town in Sicily)

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Ragusa

Town in Sicily, Italy, 54 km/34 mi southwest of Syracuse; population (1990) 69,400. It stands over 450 m/1,500 ft above the River Ragusa. There are textile industries, asphalt mines, and oil has been discovered in the district. Nearby caves contain ancient tombs.

The ridge on which the town is built narrows at one point to divide the upper, modern town from the older, lower town of Ragusa Ibla, which has baroque and medieval palaces and churches, including a cathedral. It is believed to occupy the site of ancient Hybla Heraea.
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