Pompei (Italian: [pomˈpɛi]; Neapolitan: Pumpeje [pumˈbɛːjə]), also known in English as Pompeii ( pom-PAY(-ee)) after the name of the ancient city, is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It contains the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History. Modern Pompei was founded in 1881 after the building of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei by the lawyer Bartolo Longo. Geography. The town of Pompei is located at the eastern borders of its province, and its urban area is contiguous with Scafati in the Province of Salerno.
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Pompei (Italian: [pomˈpɛi]; Neapolitan: Pumpeje [pumˈbɛːjə]), also known in English as Pompeii ( pom-PAY(-ee)) after the name of the ancient city, is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It contains the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History. Modern Pompei was founded in 1881 after the building of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei by the lawyer Bartolo Longo. Geography. The town of Pompei is located at the eastern borders of its province, and its urban area is contiguous with Scafati in the Province of Salerno.
