Brief Introduction To Sardinia
 
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My name is Walter Murru.

The first question I get asked is "where are you from?" My answer: Sardinia, it's a island (therefore it is assumed to be small) Not Necessarily...

  

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.

                                                                  

 
 

Map highlighting the location of Sardinia in Italy      Did You Know?:  72 Malta  or 42 Ibiza

or 2.6 Cyprus can be fitted into Sardinia.  And people still consider Sardinia to be small.

  • Malta                                   Ibiza                                       Cyprus                                           Sardinia
       
       
       

       Capital: Valletta                Capital: Ibiza Town           Capital :Nicosia                            Capital : Cagliari

  • Area: 316 sq km                    Area: 572.6 sq km                    Area:  9.251 sq km                             Area:  24,090 sq km
  • Population: 400,000              Population :94,334                   Population: 908.100                           Population: 1,650,000

     Another question I get repeatedly asked, is; "Is Sardinia part of Italy?

    Kingdom of Sardinia

    In 1718 , with the treaty of London the kingdom of Sardinia became an independent kingdom under the House of Savoy, rulers of Piedmont. At the time of Italian reunification in

    17 march 1861, the Kingdom of Sardinia changed is name to that of Kingdom of Italy.

    See also: History of Sardinia

    More information can be found at http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/sardinia     heart of med

    Cagliari, capital city of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia:
    • is the nucleus of a potential market of over 600 million consumers;
    • permits easy access to both the European and the North African markets;
    • has an important infrastructural network made up of an airport, a container port, industrial areas, equipped areas, environmental platform, road networks and telecommunications;
    • offers services that facilitate the settling process of the industrial activities;
    • is a peaceful city, with a good quality of life.

    Main distances (in miles)
    Gibraltar
    726
    		 
    Barcelona
    370
    Suez
    1,250
    Tunisi
    158
    Genoa
    349
    Marseille
    352
    Civitavecchia
    230
       
       
     
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