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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Cagliari Nuoro Oristano Sassari Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | SardiniaItaly > Sardinia Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy, France and Tunisia, south of Corsica. It forms part of Italy. Sardinia has an area of 24,090 km2 and a population of 1.65 million. It was called "Ichnusa" by the Phoenicians and "Sandalyon" by the Greeks because of its shape, recalling a footprint. Sardinia is an autonomous region of Italy. The regional capital is Cagliari. The region is divided into four provinces: Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro and Oristano; another four provinces (Olbia-Tempio, Ogliastra, Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano) have been proposed to enter effect in 2005. Sardinia is one of two Italian regions whose inhabitants have been recognised as a "popolo" (i.e. a distinct people) by the Italian Parliament. The other region is Veneto. The island contains numerous extraordinary tourist areas, including the Costa Smeralda and Gennargentu. The island is particularly famous for its beaches, but is also rich in other interesting places. The most spoken languages in Sardinia are Italian and Sardinian, a Romance language with obscure roots in Phoenician, Etruscan language, and Near Eastern languages. While it has been significantly supplanted by Italian for official purposes, and it is completely unknown among some sections of Sardinian youth, particularly in Cagliari, Sardinian is still widely spoken. In the northern regions of Gallura and Sassari, the language spoken is not Sardinian but a variety of Corsican (as in Corsica). In the island of San Pietro, the dialect spoken is Ligurian, from Genoa. In the city of Alghero in the north, a mediaeval dialect of Catalan is still spoken (the name of the city in Catalan is L'Alguer) as the island was a Catalan colony in the past. Sardinia is a precious natural resource, having protected thousands of rare animal and plant species. Pages referring to SardiniaHere are links to a selection of pages that mention Sardinia within this website: Alghero, Cagliari, Nuoro, Olbia, Oristano, Sassari, Veneto Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Alghero, Cagliari, Gallura, Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari, Veneto Snippets of Articles Relating to SardiniaItaly > Sardinia > Cagliari Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari is called Casteddu (literally, the castle) in the Sardinian language. It has about 165,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the suburbs (metropolitan area) (Elmas, Pirri, Selargius, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu Sant'Elena). Italy > Sardinia > Nuoro Nùgoro is the local name of Nuoro, the main town of central Sardinia, Italy. Made a province during Fascism, it is the administrative center of one of Europe's less densely populated areas.Laying over the central mountains, in a panoramic position, Nuoro is the most typical Sardinian town, the one where Sardinians feel their roots lie. Italy > Sardinia > Oristano Oristano is a city and a province in Sardinia, Italy. Its origins are very ancient, and it was the main town of the Giudicato of Arborea, an independent district self-governed from the 10th to 14th century. It has a poor economy, largely focused on fishing. | |
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