Taranto

Summary

Taranto is a comune of Italy^[1]. Taranto ranks in the top 0.44% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,627 views/month, #31 of 7,096).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taranto is located in Province of Taranto^[3].
• Taranto is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Taranto's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[5].
• Taranto's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Taranto's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Taranto's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[8].
• Taranto's instance of is recorded as polis^[9].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Carosino^[10].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Faggiano^[11].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Fragagnano^[12].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Grottaglie^[13].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Leporano^[14].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Massafra^[15].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Monteiasi^[16].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Monteparano^[17].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Pulsano^[18].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as San Giorgio Ionico^[19].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as San Marzano di San Giuseppe^[20].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Statte^[21].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Lizzano^[22].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Montemesola^[23].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Roccaforzata^[24].
• Taranto's shares border with is recorded as Villa Castelli^[25].
• Taranto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brest^[26].
• Taranto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Donetsk^[27].

Body

Founding

706 BC marks the founding of Taranto^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Taranto include tarantula^[29] and Taranto-Grottaglie Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Italy^[32].

Why It Matters

Taranto ranks in the top 0.44% of comune_of_italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,627 views/month, #31 of 7,096).^[2] Taranto has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Taranto is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Taranto include tarantula^[29] and Taranto-Grottaglie Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Italy^[32].