Ajaccio

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Ajaccio in France
Ajaccio in France
Ajaccio in Corsica
Ajaccio in Corsica

Ajaccio (Latin: Ajax; French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu), pronounced "ah-YAH-cho", is a town of France. It is the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud.

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[edit] Geography

Ajaccio lies on the west coast of the island of Corsica in a sheltered position at the foot of wooded hills on the northern shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio. The harbour lies to the east of the town and is protected on the south by a peninsula.

The port of Ajaccio
The port of Ajaccio

Ajaccio was the birthplace of:

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    1. (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896, Marquis Who's Who.

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