Английская Википедия:Aegadian Islands
The Aegadian Islands (Шаблон:Lang-it; Шаблон:Lang-scn; Шаблон:Lang-la; Шаблон:Lang-gr; Шаблон:Literally) are a group of five small mountainous islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the northwest coast of Sicily, Italy, near the cities of Trapani and Marsala, with a total area of Шаблон:Convert.[1]
The island of Favignana (Aegusa), the largest, lies Шаблон:Convert southwest of Trapani; Levanzo (Phorbantia) lies Шаблон:Convert west; and Marettimo, the ancient Hiera Nesos, Шаблон:Convert west of Trapani, is now reckoned as a part of the group. There are also two minor islands, Formica and Maraone, lying between Levanzo and Sicily. For administrative purposes the archipelago constitutes the comune of Favignana in the province of Trapani.
The overall population in 2017 was 4,292.[2] Winter frost is unknown and rainfall is low. The main occupation of the islanders is fishing, and the largest tuna fishery in Sicily is there.
History
Шаблон:Unsourced There is evidence of Neolithic and even Paleolithic paintings in caves on Levanzo, and to a lesser extent on Favignana.
The islands were the scene of the battle of the Aegates of 241 BC, in which the Carthaginian fleet was defeated by the Roman fleet led by Lutatius Catulus; the engagement ended the First Punic War. After the end of Western Roman power in the first millennium AD, the islands, to the extent that they were governed at all, were part of territories of Goths, Vandals, Saracens, before the Normans fortified Favignana in 1081.
The islands belonged to the Pallavicini-Rusconi family of Genoa until 1874, when the Florio family of Palermo bought them.
Island views
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Cala Rossa, Favignana
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Cala azzurra, Favignana
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A view from Erice to Favignana and Levanzo. On the horizon Marettimo is faintly visible.
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External links
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