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Pompei is a city in the province of Naples
Province of Naples

The Province of Naples is a Provinces of Italy in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples....
 (Campania
Campania

Campania is a Regions of Italy of southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy, its total area of 13,595 km? makes it the most densely populated region in the country....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
).

The city is mainly famous for the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii
Pompeii

Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Ancient Rome town-city near modern Naples in the Italy region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei....
, located in the frazione
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 Pompei Scavi.

The central basilica
Basilica

The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a ancient Rome public building , usually located in the Forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC....
, dedicated to Madonna del Rosario di Pompei, has become a site for Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 pilgrimage
Pilgrimage

File:Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.jpgIn religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long quest or search of great moral significance....
s in recent years. It houses a canvas by Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano

Luca Giordano was an Italy late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching....
.








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Pompei is a city in the province of Naples
Province of Naples

The Province of Naples is a Provinces of Italy in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples....
 (Campania
Campania

Campania is a Regions of Italy of southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy, its total area of 13,595 km? makes it the most densely populated region in the country....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
).

The city is mainly famous for the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii
Pompeii

Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Ancient Rome town-city near modern Naples in the Italy region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei....
, located in the frazione
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 Pompei Scavi.

The central basilica
Basilica

The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a ancient Rome public building , usually located in the Forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC....
, dedicated to Madonna del Rosario di Pompei, has become a site for Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 pilgrimage
Pilgrimage

File:Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.jpgIn religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long quest or search of great moral significance....
s in recent years. It houses a canvas by Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano

Luca Giordano was an Italy late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching....
.

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