Show italy in citizens of ancona on the east coast of italy face another bit ot of italian soil just across the adriatic on the west coast of 0 called zara this seaport with its environs was ceded to italy by in the treaty of rapallo in 1920 once the capital of dalmatia the zara area comprises 4 42 2 square miles of territory and includes some people its italian po population pu lation and historic association were arguments tor for its assignment to italy protected by a group ot of small islands which almost surround the promontory on which it lies zara is strategically located as a potential base for naval operations the technical geographic name for such a region is enclave which means an area enclosed by alien territory |