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Misilmeri (Sicilian: Musulumeli) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily. It is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Palermo and its name means "the resting place or the messuage of the Emir", and dates from the Muslim emirate of Sicily. The village rose around a castle (today known as Castello dell'Emiro, or "Castle of the Emir") founded by emir Jafar II (998–1019). In 1068 the Battle of Misilmeri was fought between the Normans and Arabs
Misilmeri is located in the Eleuterio Valley on the southern slopes of Montagna Grande.
It is the birthplace of the magistrate Rocco Chinnici.
References
External links
Official website
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- Keamiran Sisilia
- Zdeněk Zeman
- Misilmeri
- Battle of Misilmeri
- Joseph Magliocco
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- Roger I of Sicily
- Rocco Chinnici
- Kingdom of Sicily
- Metropolitan City of Palermo
- Salvatore Aronica
