Piana di Catania
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Piana di Catania is a vast and fertile alluvial plain in eastern Sicily, Italy, known as one of the island’s most important agricultural areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piana di Catania canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
alluvial plain ⓘ geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hyblaean Mountains to the south
ⓘ
Ionian coast to the east ⓘ Mount Etna to the north ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Simeto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Simeto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
important citrus-growing district in Italy
ⓘ
major agricultural area of Sicily ⓘ |
| formedBy | alluvial deposits ⓘ |
| geology |
alluvial sediments
ⓘ
volcanic deposits from Mount Etna ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flat topography
ⓘ
low elevation ⓘ volcanic and alluvial soils ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important agricultural areas of Sicily ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artichoke cultivation
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ citrus cultivation ⓘ fertile soils ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ lemon production ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ orange production ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan City of Catania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Enna NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily ⓘ eastern Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ionian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Etna NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Piana di Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catania–Siracusa motorway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | island of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sicily ⓘ |
| usedFor | irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Province of Catania