Kalsa

in Kalsa Kalsa or Mandamento Tribunali is a historical quarter of the Italian city of Palermo in Sicily. It is sometimes referred to as la Kalsa or the Kalsa.

in Kalsa]] Kalsa or Mandamento Tribunali is a historical quarter of the Italian city of Palermo in Sicily. It is sometimes referred to as la Kalsa or the Kalsa. ==Names== The common name of the quarter, Kalsa, derives from the district's historic Arabic name, al-Khāliṣa ( ), meaning "the chosen one". The formal name of the quarter, Mandamento Tribunali, meaning "district of courts", derives from the presence of Inquisition courts at the Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri. ==History== ==Geography== Kalsa is delimited by: Via Maqueda to the west Via Lincoln to the south Foro Italico to the east Via Vittorio Emanuele or Cassaro to the north ==Culture== On summer evenings, Kals'art, an arts festival, is held in the streets of Kalsa. ===Sights=== ==Notable people== Dodici Azpadu, New-York born American novelist. Her family emigrated from Kalsa. Paolo Borsellino, anti-Mafia judge. Tommaso Buscetta, Mafia boss and pentito. Giovanni Falcone, anti-Mafia judge. Leandro Rinaudo, football player and manager. ==References==

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