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Palike

Palike was an ancient city on . Its archeological site is located in Rocchicella on a spur of basalt in the valley of the Margi river. It lies at a distance of two kilometers to the west of the comune of , but is part of the comune of , both in the .
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Photo: Spitfire 1968, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Italy
  • Also known as: “Palikè Rocchicella”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castello di Serravalle (Mineo).

Castle
Photo: Blangi, Public domain.
is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Palike.

Palike

Latitude
37.32949° or 37° 19′ 46″ north
Longitude
14.69779° or 14° 41′ 52″ east
Open location code
8F9P8MHX+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10067284903
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3891772
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Palike” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Παλικήν”
  • Catalan: “Palikè”
  • Dutch: “Palike”
  • French: “Palikè”
  • Greek: “Παλική”
  • Italian: “area archeologica di Paliké”
  • Italian: “Palagonia antica”
  • Italian: “Paliké”
  • Italian: “Palikè”
  • Japanese: “パリケ”
  • Sicilian: “Palikè”
  • Spanish: “Palice”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poggio Rocchicella and Necropoli età del bronzo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Palike”. Photo: Spitfire 1968, CC BY-SA 3.0.