Donnalucata ( scn, Ronnalucata) is a southern

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fishing village and hamlet (''

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Scicli Scicli is a town and municipality in the Province of Ragusa in the south east of Sicily, southern Italy. It is from Ragusa, and from Palermo, and has a population (2017) of 27,051. Alongside seven other cities in the Val di Noto, it has been li ...

, a municipality in the

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. In 2011 it had a population of 3,172.

History

The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times. during the Roman era it was called ''Cymbe''.

Etymology

Donnalucata stems from the

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''Ayn al-Awqat'', which means the "fountain of the hours." The name stems from the discovery by an Arab man of a spring in Donnalucata that only flowed five times a day at the same time as the Muslim prayers.

Geography

The village is located by the

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, between Playa Grande (3 km west),

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(8 km east) and Scicli (9 km south). It is 11 km from

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, 12 from

Sampieri Sampieri ( scn, Sampèri) is a southern Italian fishing village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Scicli, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 669. History Originally settled in the 6th century BC with the na ...

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and 30 from

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Economy

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.

References

External links

Donnalucata website
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Ragusa Scicli