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:"Amalfi is also a town in the Antioquia Departament in Colombia." Amalfi is a town and commune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, 24 miles southeast of Naples. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 meters, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery. The town of Amalfi was the capital of The Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 and around 1200. In the 1920's and 1930's, Amalfi was a popular holiday destination for the British upper class and aristocracy. History: :"See also Duchy of Amalfi and Archdiocese of Amalfi for the ecclesiastical history". Amalfi is first mentioned in the 6th century, and soon acquired importance as a maritime power, trading its grain, salt and slaves from the interior, and even timber, for the gold dinars minted in Egypt and Syria, in order to buy the silks of the Byzantine empire that it resold in the ... Read more about Amalfi on Wikipedia

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