Faggiano is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Taranto in the
Apulia region of southeast
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. Faggiano is member of the
Unione dei Comuni di Montedoro, established in September 2002. Faggiano was historically an
Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including:
* Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name
* Arbëresh ...
settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the
Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.
Physical geography
The town is mainly located along a hill. It is from above sea level. The town is on the southern side of Monte Doro, a not so high hill part of
Murgia and partially covered by a pinewood.
References
Cities and towns in Apulia
Localities of Salento
Arbëresh settlements
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