b ë resh ë : ▁Mun x if si ) ▁is ▁a ▁comune ▁( m unicip ality ) ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁City ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁region ▁Sic ily , ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Pal ermo . ▁As ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 3 ▁and ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Me z zo j uso ▁borders ▁the ▁following ▁municipal ities : ▁Camp of el ice ▁di ▁F ital ia , ▁C ef al à ▁D iana , ▁C imin na , ▁God rano , ▁Marine o , ▁Villa fr ati . ▁ ▁History ▁Me z zo j uso ▁means ▁in ▁Arab ic : ▁“ Man zil ▁Y us uf ” ▁( م ن ز ل ▁ ي و س ف ) ▁which ▁transl ates ▁in ▁English ▁to ▁“ H ouses ▁or ▁‘ ham let ’ ▁of ▁Joseph ”. ▁ ▁It ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁translated ▁into ▁Italian , ▁meaning ▁" H alf way ▁down " ▁because ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁half way ▁down ▁the ▁hill . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁Sar ac en ▁( A rab ) ▁settlement ▁from ▁about ▁A . D . ▁ 1 0 th ▁Century , ▁passed ▁into ▁Norman ▁hands ▁in ▁ 1 0 9 1 . ▁Then ▁the ▁Christian ▁population ▁ere cted ▁the ▁small ▁church ▁of ▁S . ▁Maria ▁delle ▁Gra zie . ▁The ▁town ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁area ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Norman ▁king ▁Roger ▁( R