Naples | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-03-26

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00:03:19 1 History
00:03:27 1.1 Greek birth and Roman acquisition
00:05:48 1.2 Duchy of Naples
00:08:38 1.3 Kingdom of Naples
00:08:47 1.3.1 Norman to Angevin
00:12:09 1.3.2 Aragonese and Spanish
00:16:17 1.3.3 Independent Two Sicilies
00:16:46 1.4 Italian unification to the present day
00:21:35 2 Architecture
00:21:44 2.1 UNESCO World Heritage Site
00:23:32 2.2 Piazzas, palaces and castles
00:26:35 2.3 Museums
00:28:34 2.4 Churches and other religious structures
00:29:23 2.5 Other features
00:30:22 2.5.1 Subterranean Naples
00:31:47 2.5.2 Parks, gardens, villas, fountains and stairways
00:33:02 2.5.3 Neo-Gothic, iLiberty Napoletano/i and modern architecture
00:34:19 3 Geography
00:35:26 3.1 Quarters
00:35:46 3.2 Climate
00:36:57 4 Demographics
00:39:32 5 Education
00:42:18 6 Politics
00:42:27 6.1 Governance
00:43:41 6.2 Administrative subdivisions
00:43:51 7 Economy
00:45:55 8 Transport
00:49:55 9 Culture
00:50:04 9.1 Art
00:51:44 9.2 Cuisine
00:54:55 9.3 Festivals
00:56:52 9.4 Language
00:58:08 9.5 Literature and philosophy
01:02:07 9.6 Theatre
01:04:13 9.7 Music
01:07:35 9.8 Cinema and television
01:10:48 9.9 Sports
01:12:53 9.10 Tailoring
01:18:01 10 Neapolitans
01:18:10 10.1 Honorary citizens
01:18:24 11 International relations
01:18:34 11.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:18:58 11.2 Partnerships
01:19:07 12 See also



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Naples (; Italian: Napoli [ˈnaːpoli] (listen); Neapolitan: Napule [ˈnɑːpələ] or [ˈnɑːpulə]; Latin: Neapolis; Ancient Greek: Νεάπολις, lit. 'new city') is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Milan. In 2017, around 967,069 people lived within the city's administrative limits while its province-level municipality has a population of 3,115,320 residents. Its continuously built-up metropolitan area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Naples) is the second or third largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the most densely populated cities in Europe.
First settled by Greeks in the second millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the ninth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope or Παρθενόπη was established on the Island of Megaride, later refounded as Neápolis in the sixth century BC. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society and a significant cultural centre under the Romans. It served as the capital of the Duchy of Naples (661–1139), then of the Kingdom of Naples (1282–1816) and finally of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy in 1861.
Between 1925 and 1936, Naples was expanded and upgraded by Benito Mussolini's government but subsequently sustained severe damage from Allied bombing during World War II, which led to extensive post-1945 reconstruction work. Naples has experienced significant economic growth in recent decades, helped by the construction of the Centro Direzionale business district and an advanced transportation network, which includes the Alta Velocità high-speed rail link to Rome and Salerno and an expanded subway network. Naples is the third-largest urban economy in Italy, after Milan and Rome. The Port of Naples is one of the most important in Europe and home of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples, the NATO body that oversees North Africa, the Sahel and Middle East.Naples' historic city centre is the largest in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a wide range of culturally and historically significant sites nearby, including the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Naples is also known for its natural beauties such as Posillipo, Phlegraean Fields, Nisida, an ...