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Gargano

Gargano is a historical and geographical sub-region in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea, the "spur" on the Italian "boot". The high point is Monte Calvo at . Most of the upland area, about , is part of the Gargano National Park, founded in 1991. It is within the Italian Province of Foggia.

The Gargano peninsula is partly covered by the remains of an ancient forest, Foresta Umbra, the only remaining part in Italy of the ancient oak and beech forest that once covered much of Central Europe as well as the Apennine deciduous montane forest biome. The Latin poet Horace spoke of the oaks of Garganus in Ode II, ix.

Gargano (disambiguation)

Gargano is a historical and geographical sub-region in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy.

Gargano may also refer to:

  • Gargano (surname)
  • Gargano National Park, a national park in Foggia, Italy
  • Gargano goat, or Garganica, a breed of domestic goat
Gargano (surname)

Gargano is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrea Gargano (1887–1970), Italian sport wrestler
  • Camillo Gargano (born 1942), Italian sailor
  • Francesco Gargano (1899–1975), Italian fencer
  • Johnny Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler
  • Margherita Gargano (born 1952), Italian middle-distance runner
  • Nicholas Gargano (1934–2016), English boxer
  • Reinaldo Gargano (1934–2013), Uruguayan politician
  • Walter Gargano (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer