Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeastern Sicily that encompasses the ancient Greek city of Syracuse and an extensive prehistoric rock-cut necropolis, reflecting over three millennia of Mediterranean history and culture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → cultural heritage site →
associatedWith	ancient Greek colonization of Sicily → indigenous Sicel culture →
contains	Anapo Valley → Calcinara Valley → Castello Maniace → Cathedral of Syracuse → Ear of Dionysius → Greek Theatre of Syracuse → Neapolis archaeological area → Ortygia → Pantalica plateau → Roman amphitheatre of Syracuse → Temple of Apollo (Syracuse) → rock‑cut chamber tombs →
country	Italy →
criterion	(ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (vi) →
governingBody	Italian Ministry of Culture →
hasPart	Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica → ancient city of Syracuse →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscribedBy	UNESCO World Heritage Committee →
inscriptionYear	2005 →
locatedIn	Italy → Sicily → southeastern Sicily →
notableFor	ancient Greek urban remains → continuity of settlement → interaction between man and landscape → prehistoric rock‑cut necropolis →
partOf	World Heritage List →
periodCovered	13th century BC to 5th century BC → Greek Classical period → Hellenistic period → Roman period →
region	Sicily →
represents	Mediterranean culture → Mediterranean history →
timeDepth	over three millennia →
UNESCOLocation	Province of Syracuse →
UNESCOSiteCategory	Cultural →
UNESCOSiteId	1200 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica ("Neapolis archaeological area") → Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica ("Roman amphitheatre of Syracuse") →	contains
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica ("Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica") →	hasPart
Sicily →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite