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walls of typical of south-eastern Sicily. The more populated coastal area is characterised by terraced hills with Mediterranean vegetation, rising up to a plateau cultivated by
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The Hyblaean Mountains are characterized by gentle slopes, interrupted by sharp valleys. In the central area are numerous woods which are intermingled with
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king Hyblon, who gave a portion of his territory to Greek colonists to build the town of
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Hyblaean Mountains host the archaeological remains of the medieval castles of
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Main attractions of the area include the Baroque towns of
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It straddles the provinces of 205: 198: 122: 34:relies largely or entirely on a 23: 1018: 349:The range is composed of white 990: 966: 942: 918: 894: 870: 846: 761: 411: 1: 926:"Fiume Cassibile Cava Grande" 754: 822:(in Italian) (11): 251–274. 368: 7: 10: 1074: 641: 524: 487:410 metres (1,350 ft) 481:530 metres (1,740 ft) 475:610 metres (2,000 ft) 469:870 metres (2,850 ft) 463:907 metres (2,976 ft) 457:910 metres (2,990 ft) 451:986 metres (3,235 ft) 344: 333:The name derives from the 328: 144:986 m (3,235 ft) 1058:Mountain ranges of Sicily 1026:Grandi Montagne - Sicilia 491: 255: 250: 228: 192: 187: 148: 138: 133: 121: 116: 1043:Mountain ranges of Italy 638: 521: 439: 353:rocks, characterized by 128:Location of Monti Iblei. 828:10.13138/2039-2362/1026 430:Necropolis of Pantalica 278: 501: 294: 286: 499: 172:37.11611°N 14.82028°E 998:"Torrente Tellesimo" 237:Province of Syracuse 62:"Hyblaean Mountains" 47:improve this article 1053:Mountains of Sicily 168: /  1048:Province of Ragusa 502: 271:Hyblaean Mountains 233:Province of Ragusa 213:Hyblaean Mountains 177:37.11611; 14.82028 134:Highest point 117:Hyblaean Mountains 974:"Torrente Modica" 752: 751: 748: 747: 744: 727: 721: 703: 686: 669: 636: 635: 632: 621:Cassibile (river) 615: 609: 592: 586: 569: 552: 510:Mediterranean Sea 426:Palazzolo Acreide 301:in south-eastern 267: 266: 112: 111: 97: 1065: 1029: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1008: 994: 988: 987: 985: 984: 970: 964: 963: 961: 960: 946: 940: 939: 937: 936: 922: 916: 915: 913: 912: 898: 892: 891: 889: 888: 874: 868: 867: 865: 864: 850: 844: 843: 817: 807: 798: 797: 791: 783: 781: 780: 771:. 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37°06′58″N 14°49′13″E / 37.11611°N 14.82028°E / 37.11611; 14.82028
Hyblaean Mountains is located in Italy
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