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Marsala Maissala  (Sicilian) Lilybaeum  (Latin)
Comune
City of Marsala
Coat of arms
Location of Marsala
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Coordinates: 37°47′53″N 12°26′03″E / 37.79806°N 12.43417°E / 37.79806; 12.43417
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Trapani (TP)
Founded	396 BC[2]
Government
• Mayor	Alberto Di Girolamo (PD)
Area [3]
• Total	241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (1 January 2017)[4]
• Total	82,640[1]
Demonym(s)	Marsalese Lilibetano
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	91025
Dialing code	0923
ISTAT code	081011
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Cave (Madonna della Cava) and Saint John the Baptist
Saint day	respectively 19 January and 24 June
Website	Official website

Marsala (Sicilian: Maissala; Latin: Lilybaeum) is an Italian city in Sicily. It is in the Province of Trapani. In 2017, 82,640 people lived there.

The city is known for the docking of Giuseppe Garibaldi on 11 May 1860 (the Expedition of the Thousand) and for its Marsala wine.

Marsala is built on the ruins of the ancient Carthaginian city of Lilybaeum, and is a famous archaeological site of the island of Motya, an ancient Phoenician town.

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