Platani

The Platani, known in Ancient Greek as the Λύκος or Ἁλυκός, is a river in , Italy. It is the fifth longest in the island after , , , and , with a course of 103 km, and the third for drainage basin with 1,785 km2, after the Simeto and Imera Meridionale.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Italy
  • Also known as: “Alico”, “Plátani”, “Platani River”, “プラターニ川”, and “プランターニ川”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Heraclea Minoa and Riserva naturale Foce del Fiume Platani.

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is a coastal archaeological site and…

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgo Bonsignore and Seccagrande.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Platani.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Platani.

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protects a pristine stretch…

Platani

Latitude
37.39532° or 37° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
13.27058° or 13° 16′ 14″ east
Open location code
8F9M97WC+46
Geo­Names ID
2523751
Wiki­data ID
Q187904
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Platani” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلاتاني”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Platani”
  • Catalan: “Platani”
  • Cebuano: “Fiume Platani”
  • Chinese: “普拉塔尼河”
  • Chuvash: “Платани”
  • Dutch: “Platani”
  • Esperanto: “Platani”
  • French: “Platani”
  • German: “Platani”
  • Hebrew: “פלטני”
  • Irish: “Platani”
  • Italian: “Platani”
  • Japanese: “プラティニ川”
  • Latin: “Halycus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Platani”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Platani”
  • Polish: “Platani”
  • Russian: “Платани”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Platani”
  • Sicilian: “Plàtani”
  • Slovenian: “Platani”
  • Spanish: “Platani”
  • Ukrainian: “Платані”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Platani”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Eraclea Minoa and LocalitàCamemi Superiore.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Antiquarium di Eraclea Minoa and Capo Bianco.

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