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Frazione in Calabria, Italy
Sibari
is an Italian
frazione
of the
comune
(municipality) of
Cassano allo Ionio
. It lies in the
province of Cosenza
which is part of the region
Calabria
.
Geography
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It is located close to the
Gulf of Taranto
and the archaeological sites of the
Ancient Greek
cities of
Sybaris
and
Thurii
which can be found a few kilometers to the southeast of the town. It also has a train station.
History
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It was founded in the 1960s. The town has grown after a program of
land reclamation
. In the 1980s and 1990s beach tourism developed in the town. The local agriculture produces citrus fruits, olives and rice. In recent years there have been numerous attempts to gain autonomy, which have failed.
References
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External links
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Media related to
Sibari
at Wikimedia Commons