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en-wikipedia-org-2969		Basilicata - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4933	663	67	Basilicata (UK: /bəˌsɪlɪˈkɑːtə/,[4] US: /-ˌzɪl-/,[5] Italian: [baziliˈkaːta]), also known by its ancient name Lucania (/luːˈkeɪniə/, also US: /luːˈkɑːnjə/,[6][7] Italian: [luˈkaːnja]), is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. Basilicata is the most mountainous region in the south of Italy, with 47% of its area of 9,992 km2 (3,858 sq mi) covered by mountains. In ancient historical times the region was originally known as Lucania, named for the Lucani, an Oscan-speaking population from central Italy. Matera, once dubbed "national disgrace" by prime minister Alcide De Gasperi who urged to take strict development measures due to its extreme poverty,[21] is now Basilicata's main attraction and has gained fame worldwide for its historical center, the Sassi, designated in 1993 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[22] In 2019, Matera was designated as the European Capital of Culture.[23] 	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2969.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2969.txt