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Enna
Enna (:ˈɛnna) (Sicilian: ''Castrugiuvanni''; Greek: ; Latin: ''Henna'' and less frequently ''Haenna'') is a city and ''comune'' located roughly at the center of Sicily, southern Italy, in the province of Enna, towering above the surrounding countryside. It has earned the nicknames ''"belvedere"'' (panoramic viewpoint) and ''"ombelico"'' (navel) of Sicily.
At above sea level, Enna is the highest Italian provincial capital. Until 1926 the town was known as Castrogiovanni.
==History==
Enna is situated near the center of the island; whence the Roman writer Cicero called it ''Mediterranea maxime'', reporting that it was within a day's journey of the nearest point on all the three coasts. The peculiar situation of Enna is described by several ancient authors, and is one of the most remarkable in Sicily. The ancient city was placed on the level summit of a gigantic hill, surrounded on all sides with precipitous cliffs almost wholly inaccessible. The few paths were easily defended, and the city was abundantly supplied with water which gushes from the face of the rocks on all sides. With a plain or table land of about 5 km in circumference on the summit, it formed one of the most remarkable natural fortresses in the world.
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