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Taormina (UK: / ˌ t ɑː ɔːr ˈ m iː n ə / TAH-or-MEE-nə, [2] US: /-n ɑː /-nah, also / t aʊər ˈ-/, [3] [4] Italian: [ta.orˈmiːna]; Sicilian: Taurmina) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century.
The Duomo dates from the 13th century The tower of the 13th century Palazzo Corvaja showing the Gothic influence.. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Taormina continued to rank as one of the more important towns of Sicily, and because of the strength of its position was one of the last places that was retained by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperors; but it was taken by the Fatimids ...
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The total area of the island is 25,711 km 2 (9,927 sq mi), [8] while the Autonomous Region of Sicily (which includes the smaller surrounding islands of Lipari, Egadi, Ustica, and Pantelleria) has an area of 27,708 km 2 (10,698 sq mi). [9] The terrain of inland Sicily is mostly hilly and is intensively cultivated wherever possible.
The Normans laid siege to Taormina by constructing 22 wooden forts around it in circumvallation. The Norman army divided into four contingents, commanded by Otto the Aleramid , probably the uncle of Adelaide del Vasto, the illegitimate son of the Count, Jordan , the Norman Arisgot du Pucheuil, and Elias Cartomensis, a Muslim from Cártama who ...
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The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located. The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento. [4]