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Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea

30 June 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 5 minutes

Pantelleria (Sicilian: Pantiḍḍirìa), known in ancient times as Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 106 kilometres (55 nautical miles) southwest of Sicily and 68 km (35 nmi) east of the Tunisian coast. On clear days Tunisia is visible from the island. Administratively Pantelleria’s comune belongs to the Sicilian province of Trapani. According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the population of Pantelleria was 7,335 in 2022. The original Arab name for the island was Bint al-Riyāḥ, meaning “Daughter of the Winds” after the strong gales that can arise off the north coast of Africa. read more…