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Historical evidences show that Mondello's name has been in regular use since at least the 16th century, but its etymological origins remain uncertain.According to the version most accredited by researchers, it appears to be an Italian alteration of the Arabic Al Mondellu, which means "The Swamp", because during the Islamic domination of Sicily, between the 10th and 11th centuries, the area was ...
Letizia Battaglia (Italian pronunciation: [leˈtittsja batˈtaʎʎa]; 5 March 1935 – 13 April 2022) was an Italian photographer and photojournalist. [1] [6] Although her photos document a wide spectrum of Sicilian life, she is best known for her work on the Mafia.
Tarnowski in Mondello, Sicily in June 2015. Photo by P. Paterek Paweł Aleksander Maria Tarnowski (born 3 April 1994, in Gdynia ) is a Polish sailor, son of Jacek Tarnowski, (businessman and the politician, in 2005–2006 Head of the Chancellery of the Polish Prime Minister) [ 1 ] and Monika Wanicka. [ 2 ]
The beachfront area of Mondello until the end of the 19th century was a malaria-afflicted swamp, with a seashore used by fishermen. Drained during the last decade of 1890, much of the area was leased to a Belgian company, Les Tramways de Palerme , who not only established a trolley connecting this suburb to Palermo, but electrified the area ...
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The Addaura cave (Italian: Grotta dell'Addaura) is a complex of three natural grottoes located on the northeast side of Mount Pellegrino in Palermo, Sicily, Southern Italy. The importance of the complex is due to the presence of cave-wall engravings dated to the late Epigravettian (contemporaneous with the Magdalenian ) and the Mesolithic .
A CANT Z.506B forced down on Mondello beach in Sicily, November 1943 A pair of Z.506 outside a hangar. Throughout 1940 and 1941, the type was used extensively in both France and Greece. [19] On 17 June 1940, the Z.506 saw its first action, one day after a flight of French bombers had attacked Elmas base, killing 21 airmen and destroying ...
Partanna-Mondello. Gaspare Mutolo (born 1940) Rosario Riccobono (1929–1982) Passo di Rigano-Boccadifalco. Salvatore Buscemi [20] Carlo Gambino (1902–1976)