Trapani (English spelling)

Japanese: トラパニ（英語表記）Trapani

A port city on the island of Sicily in southwest Italy. It is the capital of the province of Trapani in Sicily. It is located on the northwestern tip of the island, about 80 km west-southwest of Palermo. In ancient times it was called Drepana (the origin of the word is from the Greek sickle) because of the shape of the promontory. It was under Carthage's control and served as a base for Carthage during the First Punic War (264-241 BC), but after Carthage was defeated in the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC) it became a Roman territory and continued to prosper. Currently, tuna fishing and marble mining are carried out here, and it is also famous as a salt export port with salt fields nearby. There is a 17th-century Baroque-style chapel. It was heavily bombed during World War II. Population 69,273 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

イタリア南西部，シチリア島の港湾都市。シチリア州トラパニ県の県都。島の北西端，パレルモの西南西約 80kmにある。古代には岬の形からドレパナ (語源はギリシア語の鎌) と呼ばれていた。カルタゴの支配下にあって第1次ポエニ戦争 (前 264～241) のときにはカルタゴの基地となったが，エガディ島の戦い (前 241) でカルタゴが敗れてのちローマ領となり繁栄を続けた。現在マグロ漁や大理石採取が行われ，また近くに塩田があり塩の移出港としても有名。 17世紀バロック様式の礼拝堂がある。第2次世界大戦では激しい空爆を受けた。人口6万 9273 (1991推計) 。

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