Ancona, Italy
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Ancona (Greek: Ἀγκών) is a seaport in the province of Ancona, of which it is the provincial capital, in the region of Marche, Italy. Located on the eastern coast of Italy facing the Adriatic Sea, it covers 123.71 sq km (47.76 sq mi) and has a population of 101,000 people (2012 estimate). It serves as a major seaport for passenger traffic with surrounding harbor cities.

The name Ancona comes from the Greek word Ἀγκών, which means "elbow". It was founded by Greek settlers in 387 BC. They named it after the shape of the promontory to the north, which appears like an elbow. It came under Roman rule from at least 178 BC. After the fall of the Romans, Ancona was ruled by various powers including the Goths, the Lombards and the Saracens.

View from Monte Conero towards the rocks called The Two Sisters
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Ancona on the map

Monumento ai caduti (World War I Cenotaph) in Passetto, Ancona
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Places of Interest in Ancona

  1. Arch of Traianus

  2. Arco Clementino

  3. Cittadella di Ancona

  4. Gesù

  5. Gulf of Ancona

  6. Loggia dei Mercanti

  7. Monte Conero

  8. Monumento ai caduti

  9. Museo archeologico nazionale delle Marche

  10. Museo Civico

  11. Palazzo Benincasa

  12. Palazzo degli Anziani

  13. Palazzo del Mutilato

  14. Parco del Cardeto

  15. Parco del Pincio di Ancona

  16. Parco della Cittadella di Ancona

  17. Passetto

  18. Pinacoteca civica Francesco Podesti

  19. Porta Pia

  20. San Ciriaco

  21. San Domenico

  22. San Francesco

  23. San Giovanni Battista

  24. Santa Maria della Piazza

  25. Santa Maria di Portonovo

  26. Santi Pellegrino e Teresa

  27. Santissimo Sacramento

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