Donnalucata
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| name = Donnalucata
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Donna Lucata - panoramio (2).jpg
| image_caption = View of the seafront promenade
| coordinates = {{coord|36|45|51.63|N|14|38|26.69|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| region = {{flag|Sicily}}
| province = Ragusa (RG)
| comune = Scicli
| image_map = Location of Donnalucata.jpg
| map_caption = Location of Donnalucata in southwestern Sicily
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 10
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| area_total_km2 =
| population_footnotes = {{in lang|it}} [http://italia.indettaglio.it/ita/sicilia/ragusa_scicli_donnalucata.html Donnalucata on italia.indettaglio.it]
| population_total = 3,172
| population_as_of = 2011
| pop_density_footnotes =
| gentilic = Donnalucatesi
| saint =
| day =
| postal_code = 97018
| area_code = (+39) 0932
| website = {{official website|http://www.donnalucata.it/}}
| footnotes =
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Donnalucata ({{langx|scn|Ronnalucata}}) is a southern Italian fishing village and hamlet (frazione) of Scicli, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 3,172.
History
The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times. during the Roman era it was called Cymbe.
=Etymology=
Donnalucata stems from the Arabic Ayn al-Awqat, which means the "fountain of the times."{{cite book|author1=Angheli Zalapì|title=Palaces of Sicily|date=2004|publisher=Antique Collectors Club Limited|isbn=9788877432971|page=266|edition=illustrated}} The name stems from the discovery by an Arab man of a spring in Donnalucata that only flowed five times a day at the same time as the Muslim prayers.{{cite book|author1=Francesco Flora|title=Ritratto di un ventennio|date=2003|publisher=gioacchino nania|isbn=9788887630176|page=27|edition=reprint}}
Geography
The village is located by the Mediterranean Coast, between Playa Grande (3 km west), Cava d'Aliga (8 km east) and Scicli (9 km south). It is 11 km from Marina di Ragusa, 12 from Sampieri, 18 from Modica, 30 from Ragusa and 139 from Catania.{{OSM|n|352943317|Donnalucata}}
Economy
The village has a small fishing port and sandy beaches on either side of the harbour. The local economy is based on fishing, intensive agriculture in greenhouses and during the summer season, tourism.
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.donnalucata.it/ Donnalucata website] ([http://www.donnalucata.it/fotografandonnalucata.htm photos])
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