Apulia

<p>Apulia , also known by its <a href="/facts/Italian_language/YXsmvlQG">Italian</a> name Puglia (Italian: [ˈpuʎʎa]), is a <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Italy/0qEoCpKe">region of Italy</a>, located in the <a href="/facts/Southern_Italy/KJYA2ooC">southern peninsular section</a> of the country, bordering the <a href="/facts/Adriatic_Sea/v5I5Jl3f">Adriatic Sea</a> to the east, the <a href="/facts/Strait_of_Otranto/8z3gh8aV">Strait of Otranto</a> and <a href="/facts/Ionian_Sea/zLbve4Pl">Ionian Sea</a> to the southeast and the <a href="/facts/Gulf_of_Taranto/hgPQLHd8">Gulf of Taranto</a> to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and has 3,874,166 inhabitants as of 2025. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of <a href="/facts/Molise/hrTqbW7Q">Molise</a> to the north, <a href="/facts/Campania/Y5oa60Ej">Campania</a> to the west, and <a href="/facts/Basilicata/cUK7Uny4">Basilicata</a> to the southwest. The regional capital is <a href="/facts/Bari/02SJdmha">Bari</a>.
</p><p>In ancient times, more precisely at the beginning of the first millennium BC, the region of Apulia was inhabited by the <a href="/facts/Iapygians/8xaky6dt">Iapygians</a>, while during the 8th century BC its coastal areas were populated by <a href="/facts/Magna_Graecia/XdhvdfTN">ancient Greeks</a>. Later, the region was conquered by the <a href="/facts/Ancient_Romans/cGqIuxPd">ancient Romans</a>. It was then conquered by the <a href="/facts/Byzantine_Empire/njEELXWF">Byzantines</a>, followed by the <a href="/facts/Normans/nUclGJWf">Normans</a>, the <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Aragon/EyHNbw7l">Aragonese</a> and the <a href="/facts/Spanish_Empire/RaWWgnQS">Spanish</a>. Subsequently, it became part of the <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies/oghhmo46">Kingdom of the Two Sicilies</a>, to then be annexed to the unified <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Italy/X5hxYBvF">Kingdom of Italy</a> after the <a href="/facts/Expedition_of_the_Thousand/VKpfQCw7">Expedition of the Thousand</a>.
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