Sardinia
Sign in to savethumb|Satellite imagery|Satellite image of Sardinia, acquired on 27 April 2003 by NASA's Aqua MODIS instrument Sardinia ( ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located 200 km west of the Italian Peninsula, 200 km north of Tunisia, and 16.45 km south of the French island of Corsica. Sardinia is one of five Italian regions with statutory domestic autonomy. It is divided into six provinces and two metropolitan cities. Cagliari is the capital and largest city, followed b
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Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy, located west of the Italian Peninsula between Tunisia and Corsica. As one of only five Italian regions with special self-governing status, it holds significant political distinctiveness within the Italian system.
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59 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Nuragic civilization
- Ancient history
- Vandal conquest
- Byzantine era and the rise of the Judicates
- Aragonese period
- Spanish period
- Savoyard period
- Kingdom of Italy
- Post-Second World War period
- Geography
- Climate
- Environment
- Flora and fauna
- Natural parks and reserves
- Education
- Economy
- Unemployment
- Economic sectors
- Primary
- Industry and handicraft
- Tertiary
- Communications
- Transport
- Airports
- Seaports
- Roads
- Railways
- Demographics
- Life expectancy
- Immigration
- Main cities and Functional Urban Areas
- Government and politics
- Administrative divisions
- Military installations
- Culture
- Architecture
- Art
- World Heritage Sites
- Languages
- Literature
- Traditional clothes
- Music
- Cuisine
- Sports
- Football
- Basketball
- Motor racing
- Water sports
- Winter sports
- Traditional sports
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Satellite imagery|Satellite image of Sardinia, acquired on 27 April 2003 by NASA's Aqua MODIS instrument Sardinia ( ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located 200 km west of the Italian Peninsula, 200 km north of Tunisia, and 16.45 km south of the French island of Corsica. Sardinia is one of five Italian regions with statutory domestic autonomy. It is divided into six provinces and two metropolitan cities. Cagliari is the capital and largest city, followed by Sassari. It has over 1.5 million inhabitants as of 2025.
Sardinia's indigenous language and the Algherese dialect of Catalan are recognized by both regional and national law as two of Italy's twelve official linguistic minorities, albeit gravely endangered; regional law provides some degree of protection and recognition of the island's other minority languages: the Corsican-influenced Sassarese and Gallurese, and Tabarchino Ligurian.