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The first towns in Sicily were founded by the Phoenicians, and followed soon after by the Greeks. There was a great deal of trade back and forth between what is now the Middle East and Sicily. Later there was also abundant trade between the ports of North Africa and Sicily. The Africans towns were also for the most part of Greek or Phoenician origin, but of course they attracted Berbers, Arabs and other Africans, some of whom entered the Mediterranean trade and found their way to Sicily and elsewhere around the sea. So Sicilians often have very complex and mixed backgrounds, including in many cases African descent.

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