Assoro (Sicilian: Àsaru, Latin: Assorus, Greek: Assoros) is a comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy. The town-site of Assoro occupies the site of ancient Assorus.^[3]

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Àssoro
Comune
Comune di Àssoro
Location of Àssoro
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Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Enna (EN)
Frazioni	San Giorgio
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Licciardo
Area [1]
• Total	112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi)
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	5,091
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Assorini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	94010
Dialing code	0935
Patron saint	Saint Petronilla
Saint day	31 May
Website	Official website

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The fight to take the heights of Assoro during WWII figured prominently in Farley Mowat’s account of his wartime service, And No Birds Sang.

Among the main sights in the town is the 12th-century Basilica di San Leone.