Donnalucata
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Donnalucata is a small fishing village, a frazione
of the commune of Scicli
, in the province of Ragusa
, Sicily
, southern Italy
. The village has a small fishing port and sandy beaches on either side of the harbour. The local economy is based on fishing, intensive agriculture in greenhouses and during the summer season, tourism.
The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times; during the Roman era it was called Cymbe. Donnalucata comes from the Arabic Ayn-Al-Awqat, which means the "fountain of the hours": the name stems from the discover by an Arab man of a spring in Donnalucata that flowed five times a day at the same time as Muslim prayers.
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of the commune of Scicli
Scicli
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, in the province of Ragusa
Province of Ragusa
The Province of Ragusa is a province in the autonomous region of Sicily in Italy, located in the south-east of the island. Its capital is the city of Ragusa, which is the most southerly provincial capital in Italy.-Geography:...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, southern Italy
Italy
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. The village has a small fishing port and sandy beaches on either side of the harbour. The local economy is based on fishing, intensive agriculture in greenhouses and during the summer season, tourism.
The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times; during the Roman era it was called Cymbe. Donnalucata comes from the Arabic Ayn-Al-Awqat, which means the "fountain of the hours": the name stems from the discover by an Arab man of a spring in Donnalucata that flowed five times a day at the same time as Muslim prayers.