Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The western coast is Italian, while the eastern coast runs along the countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, and Albania. Domenico and Blaz are the onl ...

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• Adriatic Sea - Name and etymology
• Adriatic Sea - Extent
• Adriatic Sea - Coasts and islands
• Adriatic Sea - Miscellaneous

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The name has existed since the antiquity; in Latin it was Mare Hadriaticum. In modern languages, it is Mare Adriatico in Italian, Deti Adriatik in Albanian, Jadransko morje in Slovenian, and Jadransko more in Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian. The name, derived from the town of Adria (or Hadria), belonged originally only to the upper portion of the sea (Herodotus vi. 127, vii. 20, ix. 92; Euripides, Hippolytus, 736), but was gradually exten ...

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Bari is the second largest continental city of Southern Italy, with a population of 326,201 (2001) along 116 sq. km. It serves as the capital of the Apulia (or Puglia) region, on the Adriatic Sea, and also as the capital of the Province of Bari. In the 1990s the population in the city saw a consistent decrease, according to the national trend, in favor of the towns in the first metropolitan ring. It was necessary to institute the Metropolitan Area: today the project is underway, with 12 towns who already opted to be in, ...

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• Bari - Ancient Bari
• Bari - Early Middle Age
• Bari - Late Middle Age
• Bari - Modern Age
• Bari - Demographics

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Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the naval branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the naval branch, it is also the senior branch or service of the Canadian Armed Forces, following the tradition that comes from the Royal Navy. MARCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) which was Canada's naval service from the navy's foundation in 1910 until 1 February 1968. Prior to 1910, the Royal Navy provided naval protection for Canada. After 1968, the RCN was merged with the army and air force to form the Canadian Armed Forces. MAR ...

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• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - History
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Re-structure
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Submarines
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Action post-1968
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Today's fleet
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Vessels and aircraft of Maritime Command
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Future
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Maritime-helicopter replacement
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Current and future programs

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Cesena (ancient Caesena) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the Savio River, population (july 2004) 93,110, co-chief of the Province of Forli-Cesena. It is at the foot of the Apennines, and about 15 km (10 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. It is notable as the birthplace of Pope Pius VI and Pope Pius VII, and once had Pope Pius VIII as bishop, and it therefor ...

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• Cesena - Fractions or subdivisions

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CEST (UTC +2) Bar is a coastal city in Serbia and Montenegro on the Adriatic Sea. The town itself has 25,000 residents with 45,000 in the municipality of Bar. Bar is a major seaport for Serbia and Montenegro, though the harbour is somewhat difficult of access in stormy weather. It is located in the Republic of Montenegro. Historically, Bar was under Roman, Byzantine, Turkish, Venetian, and Austrian rule before its inclusion in Montenegro by the delimitation of the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. Called Antivari, by the Venetians for its position opposite B ...

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• Bar Serbia and Montenegro - Surroundings

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Zagreb (pronounced: [ˈzɑː.greb]) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river, it is 120 m above sea level, located at 45°48′N 15°58′E. Its favourable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic ...

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• Zagreb - Name
• Zagreb - History
• Zagreb - Economy
• Zagreb - City government
• Zagreb - Transport
• Zagreb - Surroundings
• Zagreb - Tourism
• Zagreb - Museums
• Zagreb - Other cultural sites and events
• Zagreb - Souvenirs and gastronomy
• Zagreb - Recreation and sports
• Zagreb - Districts
• Zagreb - Miscellaneous

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 - Ranked  - Density Apulia (official Italian name: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southern portion known as Salento, a peninsula, forms the heel of the Italian "boot." The region is comprised of 7,469 square miles (19,345 squ km), and its population is 4,031,885 residents (1991). It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campa ...

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Rab (Italian Arbe) is an island and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The island is 22 km long, has an area of 93.6 km² and 9,480 inhabitants (2001). The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 meters. The northeastern side of the island is mostly barren, karst, while the southwestern side is covered in green pine forests. The main town on the island is al ...

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The Apennine Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus--in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini) is a mountain range stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. The name is probably derived from the Celtic pen, a mountain top: it originally belonged to the northern portion of the chain, from the Maritime Alps to Ancona; and Polybius is probably the first write ...

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• Apennine Mountains - Divisions
• Apennine Mountains - Northern Apennines
• Apennine Mountains - Central Apennines
• Apennine Mountains - Southern Apennines
• Apennine Mountains - Character
• Apennine Mountains - Geology
• Apennine Mountains - Mountains in the Appennine Range
• Apennine Mountains - Historical Significance

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Car-free zones are also known as auto-free zones and pedestrianised zones. Many communities have come to recognize that it is desirable to have areas that are not dominated by the automobile. Converting a street or an area to car-free use is called pedestrianization. Some examples of different types of carfree areas are: Car-free zone - North America. In North America, the creation of pedestrian-friendly urban environments is still in its infancy. Few cities have pedestrian zones ...

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• Car-free zone - Europe
• Car-free zone - Venice
• Car-free zone - Italy
• Car-free zone - Islands
• Car-free zone - Neighborhoods
• Car-free zone - South America
• Car-free zone - Buenos Aires

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The term Western thought is usually associated with the cultural tradition that traces its origins to Greek thought and Jewish and Christian religion (See also Western culture). Cornerstones in this tradition are arguably: deductive reasoning, rule of law and monotheism. Western society may be thought of as following an evolution that began with the philosophers of Athens such as Solon and Socrates. It continued through the Roman Empire and, with the addition of Christianity (which had its origins in the East), spread throughout Europe. During the colonial era, i ...

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The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. In recent history, it was a republic in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence in 1991. It is a candidate for membership of the European Union. Croatia - Name. Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or continuant, which is a linguistic trait ...

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• Croatia - Name
• Croatia - History
• Croatia - Counties
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• Croatia - Politics
• Croatia - Political system
• Croatia - European Union
• Croatia - Economy
• Croatia - Demographics
• Croatia - Culture
• Croatia - Gallery
• Croatia - Literature

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The Crusade of 1101 was a minor crusade, actually three separate movements, organized in 1100 and 1101 in the successful aftermath of the First Crusade. It is also called the Crusade of the Faint-Hearted due to the number of participants who joined this crusade after having turned back from the First Crusade. The successful First Crusade prompted a call for reinforcements from the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, and Pope Paschal II, successor to Pope Urban II (who died before learning of the outcome of the crusad ...

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• Crusade of 1101 - The Nivernois
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Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The inner Dalmatia (Dalmatinska Zagora) is fifty kilometers inland in the north but narrows to just a few kilometers wide in the south. Croatian Dalmatia is currently composed of four counties, the capital cities of which are Zadar, Šibenik, Split and Dubrovnik. Other larger cities in Dalmatia include Biograd, Kaštela, Sinj, Solin, Omiš, Knin, Metkovi� ...

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To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 100,000 km² 100,000 km² is equal to: 38,600 square miles a square with side 316 km a circle with radius 178 km 100,250 km² -- Iceland (land) 100,860 km² -- Cuba (country ranked 106th by area) 101,800 km² -- Zhejiang 102,600 km² -- Jia ...

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The Venetian Lagoon or the Venetian Riviera is a lagoon off the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. The Venetian Lagoon has a surface area of around 550km². It is around 8% land, including Venice itself and many smaller islands. About 11% is permanently water, or canal as the dredged channels are called, while around 80% is mud flats and salt marshes. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea by three inlets: Lido Inlet, Malamocco Inlet and Chioggia Inlet. Being at the end of a closed sea, the Lagoon ...

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 - Ranked  - Density Veneto is one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is traversed by the Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave rivers. The capital is Venice, and other important towns include Verona, ...

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• Veneto - Veneto History

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Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. The road stretched across Illyria, Macedonia, and Thrace, running across modern Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey. It was constructed in order to link up different Roman colonies from the Adriatic Sea to Byzantium. The Via Egnatia was repaired and expanded several times. It remained an important commercial a ...

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Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, population 100,507 (2001). Ancona is situated on the Adriatic Sea and is the center of an eponymous province and the capital of the region. The city is located 133 miles northeast of Rome and 127 miles southeast of Bologna. The name Ancona means "elbow" (from Greek *ankon 'elbow'), referring to the shape of its geographical position. We can find similar references to the shape of the human body in other cities with similar geo-morphological features, like Genova and Geneva (which names originate from th ...

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• Ancona - Ancona sights
• Ancona - Cathedral church of S. Ciriaco
• Ancona - Other monuments
• Ancona - History

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