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Ischia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Although inhabited since the Bronze Age, as a Greek emporium it was founded in the 8th or 9th century BCE, and known as Πιθηκοῦσαι, Pithekoūsai.

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Ischia is a volcanic island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Naples that serves as the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. It has been inhabited since the Bronze Age and was established as a Greek trading center in the 8th or 9th century BCE.

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Key facts

Mountain.name
Ischia
Mountain.photo
Ischia da procida.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
View of Ischia from Procida
Mountain.elevation_m
789
Mountain.location
Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Mountain.map
Italy Campania#Italy
Mountain.map_relief
1
Mountain.type
Complex volcano
Mountain.last_eruption
January to March 1302
Islands.name
Ischia
Islands.map_image
Capri and Ischia map.png
Islands.location
Tyrrhenian Sea
Islands.area_km2
47
Islands.highest_mount
Mount Epomeo
Islands.elevation_m
789
Islands.country
Italy
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Campania

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Population
62027
Area
46.3
Elevation
789
Image
Ischia da procida.jpg
Width
7.2
Length
9.9
Perimeter
34
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24 sections
Contents
  • Geology and geography
  • Name
  • History
  • Ancient times
  • From 1st century AD to 16th century
  • 16th–18th centuries
  • Since the 18th century
  • In literature and the arts
  • Events
  • Notable guests and works
  • Film setting
  • Wines
  • Main sights
  • Aragonese Castle
  • Gardens of ''La Mortella''
  • Villa La Colombaia
  • Others
  • Voluntary associations
  • Town twinning
  • Environmental problems
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Ischia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Although inhabited since the Bronze Age, as a Greek emporium it was founded in the 8th or 9th century BCE, and known as Πιθηκοῦσαι, Pithekoūsai.

Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately east to west and north to south and has about of coastline and a surface area of . It is almost entirely mountainous; the highest peak is Mount Epomeo, at .

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