modern Calabria

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Modern Calabria is a region in southern Italy forming the “toe” of the Italian peninsula, known for its rugged coastline, mountainous interior, and rich ancient and medieval history.

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modern Calabria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
region of Italy
administrativeSubdivision Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Province of Catanzaro
Province of Cosenza
Province of Crotone
Province of Vibo Valentia
borders Basilicata
bordersBodyOfWater Ionian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
capital Catanzaro
climate Mediterranean climate on coasts
continental-influenced climate in interior mountains
coastlineOn Ionian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
country Italy
formsPartOf Southern Italy
surface form: Mezzogiorno
hasCity Catanzaro
Cosenza
Crotone
Reggio Calabria
Vibo Valentia
hasHighestPoint Serra Dolcedorme
historicalInfluence Ancient Greek colonization
Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Norman rule
Roman Empire
historicalRegion Magna Graecia
joinedState Kingdom of Italy
joinedStateDate 1861
knownFor archaeological sites from Magna Graecia
chili pepper ‘nduja sausage
citrus fruits
olive oil production
largestCity Reggio Calabria
locatedIn Italian Peninsula
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
mountainRange Aspromonte
Pollino
Sila
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Italian Republic
recognizedMinorityLanguage Arbëresh
surface form: Arbëreshë Albanian

Calabrian Greek
Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese)
separatedBy Strait of Messina
separatedFrom Sicily
terrainFeature mountainous interior
rugged coastline

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Lucania partiallyCorrespondsTo modern Calabria
Bruttii inhabitedRegion modern Calabria