The Ippari, anciently called the ''Hipparis'' () is a long river located in the

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in south-eastern

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. The river rises in the ''Mount Serra Brugio'' area of the Hyblaean Mountains, just below

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at a height of about above sea level and flows into the

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south of the fishing town of

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. The river passes near the towns of

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and Vittoria. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Kamarina, which used the river as a ''Canal-port'', can be found on the southern bank.

Nature reserve

The lower half of its course lies in ''The Pino d'Aleppo Nature Reserve''.

Notes

Rivers of Italy Rivers of Sicily Rivers of the Province of Ragusa European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea {{Italy-river-stub