Val Demone or Val di Demona (English: 'Valley of Demona') is a historical and geographical region encompassing the north-eastern third of
Sicily
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. Historically, it was one of the
three valli of Sicily.
Val Demone was the last part of the island to be
conquered by the Arabs in the 10th century. Christian refugees from other parts of Sicily congregated there, and the region remained in contact with the
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
provinces in
southern Italy. It was the base for the Byzantine attempt to reconquer Sicily under
George Maniakes
George Maniakes (, transliterated as Georgios Maniaces, Maniakis, or Maniaches, , ; died 1043) was a prominent general of the Byzantine Empire of Byzantine Greek origin
during the 11 ...
in the early 11th century. Consequently it was the least Arabicized and Islamized part of Sicily.
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Geography of Sicily
Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy
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