Southern Italy

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cultural region geographical region

Southern Italy is the historically rich, culturally distinct southern region of the Italian Peninsula, known for its Mediterranean coastline, ancient ruins, and significant role in World War II military operations.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
southern Italy 50
Mezzogiorno 11
south-central Italy 3

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
contains Amalfi Coast ⓘ
archaeological excavations at Herculaneum ⓘ
surface form: Archaeological site of Herculaneum

Pompeii ⓘ
surface form: Archaeological site of Pompeii

Apennines ⓘ
surface form: Calabrian Apennines

Gulf of Naples ⓘ
Apulia ⓘ
surface form: Salento Peninsula

Mount Etna ⓘ
surface form: Sicilian volcano Etna

Sorrento ⓘ
surface form: Sorrento Peninsula

Valley of the Temples ⓘ
surface form: Valley of the Temples in Agrigento

Vesuvius ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
cuisineSpecialty citrus fruits ⓘ
mozzarella di bufala ⓘ
pasta dishes with tomato sauce ⓘ
pizza (Neapolitan style) ⓘ
seafood dishes ⓘ
culturalCharacteristic distinct regional identities ⓘ
strong family-based social structure ⓘ
economicCharacteristic historically less industrialized than Northern Italy ⓘ
hasCapitalLikeCity Naples ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Adriatic Sea ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
hasPart Abruzzo ⓘ
Apulia ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ
Calabria ⓘ
Campania ⓘ
Molise ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
hasRegionalLanguages Apulian dialects ⓘ
Calabrian dialects ⓘ
Neapolitan ⓘ
Sardinians ⓘ
surface form: Sardinian

Sicilian ⓘ
historicallyRuledBy Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
historicalName Southern Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mezzogiorno
knownFor Mediterranean coastline ⓘ
ancient ruins ⓘ
distinct cuisine ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ
traditional music and dance ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
locatedIn Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean region

Southern Europe ⓘ
majorCity Bari ⓘ
Cagliari ⓘ
Naples ⓘ
Palermo ⓘ
Reggio Calabria ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
tourismAttractionType archaeological sites ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ
religious sites ⓘ
wasImportantIn World War II ⓘ
wasSiteOf Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Italy

Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Allied landings in Sicily

Battle of Salerno ⓘ
Operation Avalanche ⓘ

Referenced by (99)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sorrento → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Spaccanapoli → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Strait of Messina → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
Sybaris → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Taranto Naval Base → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Tarentum → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
University of Catania → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
Vesuvius → locatedIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Cassibile → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Cippus Abellanus → locatedInThePastIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Battle of Heraclea → location → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Expedition of the Thousand → location → Southern Italy ⓘ
Italian campaign → location → Southern Italy ⓘ
Operation Baytown → location → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Bruttians → nativeTo → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Fifteenth Air Force → operatedFrom → Southern Italy ⓘ
Amalfi Coast → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
Apulia → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Basilicata → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Capri → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
King of Sicily → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
King of Sicily → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Naples → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Stromboli → partOf → Southern Italy ⓘ
Calabria → partOfCountrySubdivision → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Battle of Beneventum → place → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Gesta Francorum → placeOfOrigin → Southern Italy ⓘ
Duke of Apulia and Calabria → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Eremburga of Mortain → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
Hauteville dynasty → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mezzogiorno
Neapolitan ducat → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
Osco-Umbrian languages → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Sabellic languages → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Samnites → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: south-central Italy
Two Sicilies piastra → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
Zeno of Elea → region → Southern Italy ⓘ
Archytas → regionActive → Southern Italy ⓘ
Exsultet → regionOfEarlyUse → Southern Italy ⓘ
King of Naples → regionRuled → Southern Italy ⓘ
Norman → ruledRegion → Southern Italy ⓘ
subject surface form: Normans
this entity surface form: southern Italy
this entity surface form: southern Italy
Italian Journeys → setting → Southern Italy ⓘ
Le vergini delle rocce → setting → Southern Italy ⓘ
Oscan language → spokenIn → Southern Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Italy