Sardinia

E14804

Mediterranean island island region of Italy

Sardinia is a large Mediterranean island known for its rugged coastline, ancient Nuragic archaeological sites, and distinct local culture and language.

Aliases (5)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mediterranean island → island → region of Italy →
administrativeProvince	Cagliari (metropolitan city) → Nuoro → Oristano → Sassari → South Sardinia →
archaeologicalCulture	Nuragic civilization →
area	about 24000 square kilometers →
areaRankInItaly	second-largest island of Italy →
areaRankInMediterranean	second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea →
capital	Cagliari →
continent	Europe →
country	Italy →
countrySubdivisionType	autonomous region →
currency	euro →
demographicCharacteristic	one of the world’s Blue Zones →
hasAutonomyStatus	special statute region of Italy →
hasCoastlineFeature	rocky cliffs → rugged coastline → sandy beaches →
hasCulturalRegion	Barbagia → Costa Smeralda → Gallura → Logudoro →
hasUNESCOSite	Su Nuraxi di Barumini →
highestPoint	Punta La Marmora →
knownFor	Nuragic archaeological sites → Sardinian language → distinct local culture → longevity of inhabitants → traditional pastoralism →
largestCity	Cagliari →
locatedIn	Mediterranean Sea → Southern Europe → Western Mediterranean →
majorEconomicSector	agriculture → services → sheep farming → tourism →
mountainRange	Gennargentu →
neighboringIsland	Corsica →
officialLanguage	Italian →
partOf	Italian Republic →
population	about 1.6 million inhabitants →
recognizedRegionalLanguage	Catalan (Algherese) → Gallurese → Sardinian → Sassarese → Tabarchino →
sea	Mediterranean Sea → Sardinian Sea → Tyrrhenian Sea →
strait	Strait of Bonifacio →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
traditionalCheese	pecorino sardo →
traditionalDish	pane carasau → porceddu (roast suckling pig) →

Referenced by (77)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alghero → Cagliari → Cagliari Naval Base → Gennargentu → Judicate of Arborea → Maddalena Archipelago naval facilities → Nuoro → Nuragic civilization → Punta La Marmora → Su Nuraxi di Barumini →	locatedIn
Cagliari → Gennargentu → Ligurian language → Nuoro → Sardinian language → Su Nuraxi di Barumini →	region
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia → Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 → Vandalic War in North Africa → War of the Quadruple Alliance →	location
Tyrrhenian Sea → Tyrrhenian Sea ("Sardinia region") → Western Mediterranean →	borders
Cagliari Naval Base ("island of Sardinia") → Nuoro ("island of Sardinia") → Punta La Marmora ("Island of Sardinia") →	locatedOn
Catalan → Sardinian language → Sassarese →	spokenIn
Alghero ("Autonomous Region of Sardinia") → Gallura →	belongsToRegion
Genseric → Vandals →	controlled
Judicate of Arborea → Kingdom of Sardinia →	country
Southern Italy → Vandal Kingdom →	hasPart
Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) → Treaty of Paris (1815) →	signatoryState
Italian Peninsula →	adjacentToIsland
Sardinia ("South Sardinia") →	administrativeProvince
Sardinians ("Autonomous Region of Sardinia") →	autonomousRegion
Strait of Bonifacio →	between
Cagliari →	capitalOf
Tyrrhenian region →	coastlineOn
Papal investiture of James II of Aragon in 1297 →	conferredSovereigntyOver
Toulon →	connectsByFerryTo
Western Mediterranean →	containsIsland
Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) →	controlledTerritory
Southern Kingdom →	countryControlled
Phoenician civilization →	culturalInfluenceRegion
Mediterranean Basin →	hasKeyIslandRegion
Mediterranean Sea →	hasMajorIsland
Italy →	hasRegion
Western Roman Empire →	hasTerritory
Punta La Marmora →	highestPointOf
Tyrrhenian region →	includes
Gennargentu →	isHighestIn
Cagliari →	island
Elba →	largerOnlyThan
Cagliari Naval Base →	locatedInRegion
Corsica →	locatedNorthOf
Sardinians →	nativeTo
Corsica →	nearbyIsland
Battle of the Chernaya →	opponent
Pecorino Sardo →	originIsland
Gallura →	partOf
Crown of Aragon →	possessed
Judicate of Arborea ("Autonomous Region of Sardinia") →	presentLocation
Catalan →	recognizedMinorityLanguageIn
House of Barcelona →	regionOfInfluence
Pecorino Sardo →	regionOfOrigin
Strait of Bonifacio →	separates
Kingdom of Sardinia ("island of Sardinia") →	territoryIncluded
Treaty of Paris (1815) →	transferredTerritoryTo
Savoy →	unionWith
Punic script →	usedIn