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'''Provincia di Ragusa''', (known in English as the Province of Ragusa) is a ] in the autonomous island region of ] in ]. Ragusa is in the south-east of the island. Its capital is the city of ]. |
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It has an area of 1,614 sq km, and a total population of 295,264 (2001). There are 12 ''communes'' in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics ''Istat'', see ). |
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] seems to have now replaced the ] and ] ] as the principal source of ]. |
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==Geography== |
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From ] to ], the Ragusan ], is approximately 50 kilometres long, along the Ragusan coast are many fishing ]s such as ], ], and ]. The skyline of Ragusa is frequently punctuated by the ]s, ]s and ]s of the many exquisite ]es for which the ] is famed. The area is mostly unspoilt, during the ] and early ] there was large migration from Ragusa to the more prosperous areas of Italy and abroad. |
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Ragusa has changed dramatically over the last 20 years largely due to tourism, however, in many places it remains untouched by the last two centuries, and has escaped unscathed from the excesses of discovery by the travelling world. In places the atmosphere of the ] still pervaded. |
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==Sights== |
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The city of ] contains many examples of baroque architecture. |
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At Acate is the ] of the ] constructed originally in ], it is a commanding feature of the Town ]. The construction of the castle was ordered by ], its golden coloured stone work has been modified many times during is long history, it now appears more as an ] ] than a castle, although some crenelations and towers remain. |
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==Communes== |
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Ragusa has twelve ]s: ], ] ], ], ], ], ], ] ], ], ], ] ], ], ]. |
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