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about Taranto

Taranto is a city in southern Italy. It is the capital of Taranto province, and is also a port, and is located on the Gulf of Taranto, in Apulia region. It is about midway down the western coast of the peninsula that forms Italy's heel.

According to the 2001 census, it has population of 201,349.

Taranto is also a very important naval base (both commercial and militar), and it has well-developed steel and iron foundries, chemical works, some shipyards for building warships, and food-processing factories.

The ancient city was situated on a peninsula, protected by a helm; the modern city has been built over the ancient Greek necropolis. The islets S. Pietro and S. Paolo (S. Peter and S. Paul) protect the bay (Mar Grande), which is where the commercial port is. Another bay, called Mar Piccolo, is formed by the old city, and there fishing is flourishing. Mar Piccolo is a military port with a strategic importance; at the end of the XIX century, a channel was excavated to allow the militar ships to enter Mar Piccolo, and the ancient Greek city become an island. Also the islets and the coast are strongly fortified.

The Greeks called the city Taras, and Tarentum by the Romans.

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