Agrigento (Italian: [aɡriˈdʒɛnto] (listen); Sicilian: Girgenti [dʒɪɾˈdʒɛndɪ] or Giurgenti [dʒʊɾˈdʒɛndɪ]; Ancient Greek: Ἀκράγας, romanized: Akrágas;  
Latin: Agrigentum or Acragas; Arabic: كركنت‎, romanized: Kirkant, or جرجنت Jirjant) is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden age of Ancient Greece with population estimates in the range of 200,000 to 800,000 before 406 BC.




The city is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in its natural state and has been a tourist destination for centuries. The municipality of Agrigento had a population of 99,934 as of 2016. Its area is about .

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