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Apulia
(Redirected from Puglia)
Apulia is a region of Italy (called Puglia in Italian), bordering on Molise to the north-west, Campania to the south-west, Basilicata to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south-east. It is close to Albania, which is 80 km across the Adriatic. The region covers 19,223 km² and has a population of 4.02 million.
The region encompasses the "heel" of Italy, the peninsula known as Salento or Terra di Lecce.
The regional capital is Bari.
The most important towns are:
- Bari - BA
- Taranto - TA
- Foggia - FG
- Lecce - LE
- Brindisi - BR
- Alberobello - BA
- Conversano - BA
- Canosa - BA
- Martina Franca - TA
- Mesagne - BR
- Molfetta - BA
- Otranto - LE
- Santa Maria di Leuca - LE
- Trani - BA
- Barletta - BA
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