{"id":743,"date":"2013-03-11T09:55:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T13:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehayesweb.org\/ens\/?p=1"},"modified":"2013-08-21T10:51:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T14:51:49","slug":"caltanisetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"Caltanisetta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caltanisetta\/Qal\u2019at \u2018an Nis\u00e2\/Cala\u2019t el-Nisa . . . a well constructed fortress, [it] dominates adjoining cultivated lands and is rich in resources; it produces numerous cereals and fruits and has many trees;\u00a0 the River Salso flows a small distance to the east of it. 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