Fiumara

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According to my friend Marcello, a fiumara is a river that is dry during the summer. In Sicily, most villages alongside the coast are separated by a fiumara.

Fiumara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 110 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 12 km northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,158 and an area of 6.9 km2.[1]
Fiumara borders the following municipalities: Calanna, Campo Calabro, Reggio Calabria, San Roberto, Scilla, Villa San Giovanni.


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