Murge
Murge means "high rocky land" and is a rectangular limestone plateau in the middle of Apulia and in the east of Basilicata . The area is mainly in the metropolitan city of Bari in the north and in the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi in the south .
It lies between the course of the Ofanto river in the north and the so-called Messapic threshold (a depression that runs along the Taranto – Brindisi line and separates the Murge from Salento) in the south. It is divided into Murge basse , the rockiest part, and Murge old , where the earth is fertile and green. In this region there is no surface watercourse, but there are rich underground watercourses and striking karst phenomena: the greatest are the Castellana caves .
The main centers are: Alberobello , famous for the characteristics of its apartments, the so-called trulli , is Martina Franca , Altamura , Gravina in Puglia , Gioia del Colle , Ruvo di Puglia , Acquaviva delle Fonti (translated: rich in groundwater), Ostuni , Cisternino , Noci and Matera .
The Alta Murgia National Park extends over almost 680 km² .
A total of around 150 km² of the region are used as military training areas. In addition to the main square, Torre di Nebbia (northeast of Spinazzola ), there are the side squares Madonna del Buoncammino north of Altamura, Parisi Vecchio north of Gravina in Puglia, La Sentinella south-west of Toritto and Monte Scorzone east of Minervino Murge .
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Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ' N , 16 ° 24' E