Italy

Kaukana

Ancient Greek port and Roman-Byzantine harbour, Sicily

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Kaukana, also spelled Caucana, is a hamlet (frazione) of Santa Croce Camerina, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. It is located a few hundred metres from Punta Secca and a few km from Marina di Ragusa. It lies near Kaukanai (Ancient Greek: Καυκάναι), an ancient Greek port city.

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Refugees from Camarina

258 BC

Destruction by Saracens

around 827

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Coordinates

36.79° N, 14.51° E