Английская Википедия:Belice

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:More footnotes Шаблон:Infobox river The Belice, Шаблон:Lang-scn, is a river of western Sicily. It is about Шаблон:Convert long.Шаблон:R From its main source near Piana degli Albanesi it runs south and west for Шаблон:Convert as the Belice Destro ("right Belice") until it is joined near Poggioreale by its secondary branch, the Шаблон:Convert Belice Sinistro ("left Belice"), which rises on the slopes of Rocca Busambra. The Belice proper then flows for another Шаблон:Convert or so before entering the Strait of Sicily to the east of the ancient Greek archaeological site of Selinunte. During Classical times it was known as the Hypsas.

History

The middle section of the Belice valley was hit by the January 1968 Belice earthquake which completely destroyed numerous centres of population, including Gibellina, Montevago and Salaparuta. Three hundred and seventy people died, a thousand were injured and some 70,000 people were made homeless.

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