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Ceglie Messapico, town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southern Italy, northeast of Taranto. It is an agricultural-trading centre and has a medieval castle with cylindrical towers. In the surrounding area are numerous trulli (one-room houses built from local limestone, without the use of mortar, and topped by conical roofs). Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 20,751.

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