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'''Districts:'''

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[[Alperton]] |

| [[Provinces of Italy|Province]] || [[Province of Naples|Naples]]

[[Brondesbury]] |

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[[Brondesbury Park]] |

|[[Regions of Italy|Region]]||[[Campania]]

[[Church Road (Harlesden)|Church End]] |

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[[Dollis Hill]] |

| Area || 117 km²

[[Harlesden]] |

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[[Kensal Green]] |

| Altitude || 17 m

[[Kensal Rise]] |

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[[Kenton]] |

| Location || {{coor dm|40|50|N|14|15|E|}}

[[Kilburn]] |

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[[Kingsbury]] |

| Population || 993,386

[[Neasden]] |

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[[Park Royal]] |

| Population density || 8490 /km²

[[Preston Manor|Preston]] |

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[[Queensbury, London|Queensbury]] |

| Patron saint || [[Januarius|Saint Januarius]] (feast: [[September 19]])

[[Stonebridge, London|Stonebridge]] |

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[[Sudbury, London|Sudbury]] |

| Name of inhabitants || Napoletani

[[Wembley]] |

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[[Wembley Park]] |

| Mayor || [[Rosa Russo Jervolino]]

[[Willesden]] |

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[[Willesden Green]]</br>

| Official Site || [http://www.comune.napoli.it www.comune.napoli.it]

'''Attractions'''

[[Brent Museum]] |

[[Neasden Temple]] |

[[Tricycle Theatre]] |

[[Wembley Stadium]] <br/>

[[Brent parks and open spaces|Parks and open spaces in Brent]]<br/>

'''Constituencies'''

[[Brent South (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent South]] |

[[Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent North]] |

[[Brent East (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent East]] <br/>

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'''Naples''' ([[Italian language|Italian]] ''Napoli'', [[Neapolitan]] ''Napule'', from [[Greek language|Greek]] Νέα Πόλις - ''Néa Pólis'' - meaning "New City"; ''see also [[List of traditional Greek place names]]'') is the largest city in southern [[Italy]] and capital of [[Campania]] Region and the [[Province of Naples]]. The city has a population of about 1 million, and together with its suburbs, the metropolitan area has 3.7 million inhabitants (''Neapolitans''). It is located just halfway between the [[Vesuvius]] volcano and a separate volcanic area, the [[Campi Flegrei]], all part of the Campanian volcanic arc.

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Napoli is where [[pizza]] originally came from.

It is rich in [[history|historical]], [[art|artistic]] and [[culture|cultural]] traditions and [[gastronomy]]. Neapolitan is a colourful, rich italian [[dialect]]- known in Naples as [[Napulitano]].

The metropolitan area of Naples is second in [[Italy]] by population, with over 4,400,000 inhabitants.

The city is served by [[Naples International Airport]].

==History==

''see main article [[History of Naples]]''

[[Image:Naples panorama.jpg|right|thumb|600px|Naples panorama]]

==Food and drink==

Naples is by tradition the home of [[pizza]]. It is the birthplace of the ''Pizza Margherita'', which traditionally is made with [[mozzarella]] cheese, ''pomodoro'' (tomato) and basil - each representing the red, white, and green of the Italian flag. The pizza was named after it was served to [[Margherita di Savoia|Queen Margherita]] when she visited the city. ''La vera pizza'' ("true pizza") should be made in a wood-burning oven similar to a [[Tandoori]] oven.

Naples is also famous for its [[pasta]] dishes, where [[spaghetti]] is often served with ''sugo di pomodoro'', a tomato sauce which gets its full flavour from sun-ripe [[Campania|Campanian]] [[San Marzano]] tomatoes. Another excellent Campanian dish found in Naples is [[melanzane alla parmigiana]], which is fried slices of [[aubergine]] (eggplant) gratinéed with tomato sauce and [[parmesan]] cheese. Often one can get another version of ''melanzane alla parmigiana'' with an addition of mozzarella cheese.

Naples offers several kinds of unique pastry, the most famous of which is perhaps the [[babà]], followed by choux (Neapolitans write it as ''sciù'') and the [[Pastiera]], a cake prepared for Easter. The ''babà'' (also known as ''savarin'') is a mushroom-shaped piece of leavend sweet paste, soaked with an orange flavoured mixture of [[rum|ron|ruhm]] and water. Choux is a small "bubble" of leavened paste stuffed with light cream, usually coffee or chocolate flavored. The ''Pastiera'' is a cake with a complicated recipe, varying by the county in which it is prepared. The ingredients are typically annealed grain, eggs, and sometimes cream. It is always combined with boiled rice. Another typical Neapolitan pastry is the [[Sfogliatella]] (''riccia'' or ''frolla'').

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Naples is also known for its ice cream (in Italian [[gelato]]).

==Tourist attractions==

[[Image:CastelDellOvo.jpg|right|thumb|left|250px|Castel dell'Ovo]]

Naples itself is less visited than some of the surrounding attractions. There are, however, many attractions within the city. La Villa Comunale (formerly a royal park) has been refurbished and stretches along the seafront in the smarter western end of the city. It contains an [[aquarium]] which is possibly Europe's oldest and is favoured by the locals for family walks on Sunday mornings. The [[Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli]] contains a large collection of Roman artifacts from [[Pompeii]] and [[Herculaneum]] as well as the [[Farnese Marbles]], some of the greatest surviving Roman statues, an amazing numismatical collection; The [[Museo di Capodimonte|Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte]] contains art collections including works by [[Michelangelo]], [[Raphael]], [[Botticelli]] and [[Caravaggio]]. Naples is the home of the [[San Carlo|Teatro di San Carlo]], the oldest active [[opera house]] in [[Europe]], which opened its doors on [[November 4]], [[1737]].

Other notable monuments are:

[[Image:Naples-Castel Nuovo.jpg|thumb|260px|Castel Nuovo]]

*[[Castel dell'Ovo]]

*[[Castel Nuovo]] with the Arch of Triumph of Alfonso I

*[[Palazzo Reale (Naples)|Palazzo Reale]]

*[[Piazza del Plebiscito]]

*[[Cathedral (Naples)|Cathedral of St. Januarius]]

*church of [[Santa Chiara (Naples)|Santa Chiara]]

*church of [[San Lorenzo Maggiore (Naples)|San Lorenzo Maggiore]]

*church of [[Santa Maria Donna Regina]]

*church of [[Gesù Nuovo]] ("new Jesus")

*church of [[San Domenico Maggiore]]

===Under Naples===

[[Image:napoli piazza plebiscito.jpg|thumb|260px|Piazza del Plebiscito]]

Guided tours operate around the Stratification of Naples which shows the city through the layers laid down across history. Subterranean Naples consists of old Greco-Roman reservoirs dug out from the soft [[tuff|tufo stone]] on which, and from which, the city is built. You can visit approximately one kilometer of the many kilometers of tunnels under the city. There are also large catacombs in and around the city.

===Also in Naples===

Naples is the site of three major [[military]] bases. [[Naval Support Activity Naples]], located in [[Capodichino]] is a major [[US Navy]] base which is responsible for the support and control of US Naval assets in the [[6th Fleet]] area of responsibility, and [[Bagnoli]], known as [[Joint Force Command South]] (formerly [[AFSOUTH]], many Sailors still call it this) is a major [[NATO]] base, which is responsible for the coordination of NATO forces in the south European Region. There is also the [[Support Site]], which consists mostly of housing and personnel support facilities, located in [[Gricignano di Aversa]].

[[Capodichino]] is the site of the Naples International Airport.

===Around Naples===

The islands of [[Procida]], (famously used as the set for much of [[il Postino]]), [[Capri]] and [[Ischia]] can all be reached quickly by hydrofoils and ferries. [[Sorrento, Italy|Sorrento]] and the [[Amalfi Coast]] are situated south of Naples. The Roman ruins of [[Pompeii]] and [[Herculaneum]] (destroyed in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius) are also nearby. As well, Naples is near the volcanic area known as the [[Campi Flegrei]] and the port towns of [[Pozzuoli]] and [[Baia]], which were part of the vast Roman naval facility, [[Portus Julius]].

===Sporting Naples===

Naples is the home of the underachieving soccer team [[Napoli Soccer|Napoli]]. With the help of [[Diego Maradona]], they achieved rare success in 1987 and in 1990 by winning the [[Scudetto]], the [[UEFA Cup]], [[Italian Super Cup]] and the [[Italian Cup]]. In 2004 the football team was declared bankrupt and has been subsequently reborn into the lower division of [[Serie C1]] as 'Napoli Soccer'.

===The Neapolitan diaspora===

Naples has seen many of its children spread throughout the world, setting up '[[Little Italy|Little Italies]]' in many countries. The majority of these Neapolitans who left Italy went to the Americas, especially the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.

===Gulf of Naples===

*[[Ischia]]

*[[Capri]]

*[[Procida]]

*[[Sorrento]]

*[[Positano]]

*[[Pozzuoli]]

==Famous Neapolitans==

* [[Enrico Alvino]] architect

* [[Thomas Aquinas]]

* [[Giambattista Basile]] poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector

* [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]]

* [[Libero Bovio]]

* [[Giordano Bruno]]

* [[Battistello Caracciolo]]

* [[Renato Carosone]]

* [[Enrico Caruso]]

* [[Benedetto Croce]] philosopher

* [[Totò|Antonio de Curtis (Totò)]] writer and actor

* [[Eduardo De Filippo]] writer and actor

* [[Peppino De Filippo]] actor

* [[Titina De Filippo]] actress

* [[Massimo Troisi]] actor

* [[Enrico De Nicola]] jurist, journalist and politician

* [[Salvatore di Giacomo]] writer, poet and lyricist

* [[Armando Diaz]] general and politician

* [[Gaetano Filangieri]] jurist

* [[Vincenzo Gemito]] sculptor

* [[Luca Giordano]]

* [[Giacinto Gigante]]

* [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]]

* [[Pirro Ligorio]], [[Mannerism|mannerist]] architect

* [[Alphonsus Liguori|Alfonso Maria de' Liguori]] jurist and writer (Catholic saint)

* [[Giovan Battista Marino]]

* [[Giuseppe Patroni Griffi]] screenwriter

* [[Domenico Morelli]] painter

* [[Giovanni Paisiello]]

* [[Giovanni Battista Pergolesi]]

* [[Giovanni Pontano]]

* [[Basilio Puoti]]

* [[Salvator Rosa]] poet, satirist and [[Baroque]] era painter

* [[Ferdinando Russo]] poet, journalist and writer

* [[Andrea Sabbatini]], Renaissance painter

* Venerable [[Ludovico Sabbatini]], religious teacher and priest

* [[Raffaele Sacco]] poet and lyricist

* [[Ferdinando Sanfelice]]

* [[Jacopo Sannazaro]]

* [[Antonio Scarfoglio]]

* [[Edoardo Scarfoglio]]

* [[Domenico Scarlatti]]

* [[Matilde Serao]] journalist and novelist

* [[Massimo Stanzione]]

* [[Domenico Antonio Vaccaro]] sculptor, architect and painter

* [[Giambattista Vico]] philosopher

* [[Raffaele Viviani]]

* [[Sophia Loren]] actress

==Community Boards of Naples==

Naples is politically divided in 10 Community Boards :

* [[I Naples Community Board|1]] : [[Chiaia]], [[Posillipo]] and [[S.Ferdinando]]

* [[II Naples Community Board|2]] : [[Avvocata]], [[Montecalvario]], [[S.Giuseppe]], [[Porto (Naples)|Porto]], [[Mercato]] and [[Pendino]]

* [[III Naples Community Board|3]] : [[Stella (Naples)|Stella]] and [[S.Carlo all'Arena]]

* [[IV Naples Community Board|4]] : [[S.Lorenzo]], [[Vicaria]] and [[Poggioreale-Zona Industriale]]

* [[V Naples Community Board|5]] : [[Arenella]] and [[Vomero]]

* [[VI Naples Community Board|6]] : [[Barra (Naples)|Barra]], [[Ponticelli]] and [[S.Giovanni a Teduccio]]

* [[VII Naples Community Board|7]] : [[Miano]], [[S.Pietro a Patierno]] and [[Secondigliano]]

* [[VIII Naples Community Board|8]] : [[Chiaiano]], [[Piscinola-Marianella]] and [[Scampia]]

* [[IX Naples Community Board|9]] : [[Pianura]] and [[Soccavo]]

* [[X Naples Community Board|10]] : [[Bagnoli]] and [[Fuorigrotta]]

==See also==

* [[Two Sicilies]]

* [[Monarchs of Naples and Sicily]]

* [[Duchies of Naples]]

* [[Viceroys of Naples]]

==External links==

* [http://www.comune.napoli.it City Council's website]

*[http://www.compart-multimedia.com/virtuale/us/napoli/naples.htm Naples, Italy] Virtual reality movies and photo gallery

* [http://www.napoli.com/english Around Naples]

* [http://www.italy-weather-and-maps.com/italy/maps/naplesmap.php Sectioned map of Naples]

* [http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/newAN.html Around Naples, slightly different version of above site.]

* [http://www.ctpn.it Compagnia Trasporti Pubblici (Public Transport Company)]

* [http://www.unicocampania.it/ing/home.htm Consorzio Unico Campania, English Home Page]

* [http://www.unina.it Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II"] [[University of Naples]]

* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=5207 Satellite image of Naples and Vesuvius] at [[NASA]]'s [[Earth Observatory]]

* [http://www.verapizzanapoletana.org/vpn/charter.html Association of the Verace Pizza Napoletana (The True Pizza Society)]

* [http://www.marketplace.it/museo.nazionale/ Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli (National Archaeological Museum)]

* [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/napoliwatch.html Napoliwatch - reports in English of all Napoli Soccer's matches]

* [http://www.bnnonline.it/traduzio/eng/engfirst.htm Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli (National Library of Naples)]

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