- Carini
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img_coa = Carini-Stemma.png
official_name = Comune di Carini
region =Sicily
province = Palermo (PA)
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population_as_of = 1901
population_total = 13931
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timezone = CET, UTC+1
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website =Carini (Latin:"Hyccara") is a town in the
Province of Palermo ,Sicily , 13 miles by rail WNW ofPalermo . It has a population of 25,752.On the coast are some ruins of the ancient
Hyccara , the only Sican settlement (probably a fishing village) on the coast. It was stormed and taken by theAthenians in 415 BC, and the inhabitants, among them the famous courtesan Lais, sold as slaves. AtLa Grazia Christian catacombs have been found (Not. degli Scavi, 1899, 362).Main Sights
References
*1911
External links
* [http://www.cariniexchange.com/cariniexchange_004.htm The Carini Exchange: Vital Records (Church & Civil)]
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