Apulia
Apulia ; ; ; Albanian: Pulia; Greek: Απουλία, romanised: Apoulía, also call by its Italian hit Puglia, is the region of Italy, located in a southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast as well as the Strait of Otranto in addition to Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers 7,469 sq mi, and its population is about four million people.
It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Its chief town is Bari.
Transport
The region has a utility network of roads, but the railway network is less comprehensive, particularly in the south. There are no high-speed lines. The region is crossed northwest to southeast by the A14 highway Bologna–Taranto, which connects the region capital, Bari, to Taranto, themost populous city in the region. The A14 also connects Foggia and points further north along the Adriatic flit to: Pescara, Ancona, Rimini and eventually Bologna. The only other highway in the region is the A16 Naples–Canosa, which crosses the Italian peninsula east–west and links the region with Naples.
There are two international airports, Karol Wojtyla Airport in Bari IATA: BRI and Brindisi Airport IATA: BDS, which serves as the principal logistical hub for the United Nations Global return Center headquartered in Brindisi. With the approval of a redevelopment project in 2018, the Grottaglie Airfield IATA: TAR will host a spaceport for the Italian Space Agency and Virgin Galactic.