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1) "Ischia" -- As to ischia is·chi·um
Pronunciation: 'is-kE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural is·chia /-&/
Etymology: Latin, hip joint, from Greek ischion
: the dorsal and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
- is·chi·al /-&l/ adjective Pronunciation Symbols
The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. The roughly trapezoidal island lies 17.5 miles from Naples and measures around 10 km east to west and 7 km north to south with a 34 km coastline and a surface area of 46.3 kmĀ². It is almost entirely mountainous, with the highest peak being volcanic Mt. Epomeo at 788 meters: the volcano was active in Classical times [1]. It has a population of nearly 58,000 people. Ischia is also the principal city (pop.17,256) of the island, divided into its historic centre Ischia Ponte (formerly Borgo Celsa) and Ischia Porto, the waterfront resort area. The main industry is tourism, centering on thermal spas that cater mostly to European (especially German) and Asian tourist clients eager to enjoy the fruits of the island's natural volcanic activity, its thermal hot springs, and its volcanic mud. Maronti beach, east of the spit of St Angelo - 1 The name
- 2 History
- 2.1 Ancient times
- 2.2 Christian era until 1500
- 2.3 1500 - 1700
- 2.4 From 18th century until today
- 3 Trivia
- 4 Main sights
- 5 References
- 6 External links
- 7 Tourist Informations
- 8 Others
| Virgil poetically referred to it as Inarime and still later as Arime[2] Martianus Capella followed Virgil in this allusive name, which was never in common circulation: the Romans called it Aenaria, the Greeks, Pithekoussai [3]. "Pliny rightly derives the Greek name from the local ceramic clay deposits, not from pithekos (ape); he explains the Latin name ..."
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