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Name of Object:

A map of the area around the 'Turkish graveyard' in the town of Livorno (Tuscany). The graveyard is represented as a small green rectangle

Location:

Livorno, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Archives of Livorno

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Holding Institution (original language):

Archivio di Stato di Livorno

Date of Object:

1852

Description:

In 1762, Muslims living in Livorno were granted a plot of land outside the city walls, near the beach, to build a graveyard (highlighted in green in the map). The graveyard remained in use until the second half of the 19th century. A Muslim graveyard existed in Livorno even before the 18th century. A significant Muslim community lived in the town. Its first members were captives taken to Italy as slaves. Muslim traders settled in town as well. In 1856, the graveyard was enlarged and surrounded by walls. In 1872 it was demolished to build a road and some of the graves were moved to the city graveyard.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Comunità di Livorno, b. 307

Citation of this web page:

Daniela Tazzi "A map of the area around the 'Turkish graveyard' in the town of Livorno (Tuscany). The graveyard is represented as a small green rectangle" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;12;en

Prepared by: Daniela Tazzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 012

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