Taranto is located in Apulia in southern Italy. The city lies at the base of the Salento peninsula and north of the Gulf of Taranto. The old part of the city occupies a small island that lies between the Mare Grande and the inner port (Mare Piccolo). The newer sections of the city are located on the adjacent mainland.

An important naval base, Taranto is also home to a large steelworks. Other industries include the canning and processing of products from the surrounding fertile plain and the production of chemicals, textiles and cement. There are oyster and mussel farming in the Mare Piccolo and fishing with the ebb of the tide.

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