Archipelago of Sulcis
Archipelago of Sulcis
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The Archipelago of Sulcis (in Italian Arcipelago del Sulcis or Sulcitano) is located off the coast of Sardinia, and is part of the disestablished Province of South Sardinia. The archipelago is 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi) in land area. The region had a resident population of 19,345 in 2022.[1]
Many of the inhabitants are descended from the Ligurian inhabitants of a Genoese coral-fishing colony established in the 16th century on the Tunisian island of Tabarka. Following the capture of Tabarka in 1741 by the Bey of Tunis they fled the island and, with the permission of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, settled the islands of Sulcis. The Tabarkan settlers established the towns of Carloforte on San Pietro Island and Calasetta on Sant'Antioco. The residents of these areas speak the Tabarchino dialect of the Ligurian language, which is recognized as a minority language by Sardinian regional legislation.
Geography
Two principal islands, Sant'Antioco and San Pietro,[2] respectively 108 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and 51 square kilometres (20 sq mi), make up the archipelago. It also contains several small islands: Isola Piana,[2] Isola il Toro, Isola la Vacca,[2] Isola del Corno and Isola dei Ratti. Of these only Isola Piana, 0.2 square kilometres (0.077 sq mi), is inhabited.
39°05′32″N 8°19′35″E / 39.0922°N 8.3263°E
References
- ^ Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali (8 August 2023). "Liquidazione di risorse in favore degli ambiti territoriali per gli assistenti sociali in servizio nell,anno 2022 e determinazione delle risorse prenotate per gli assistenti sociali previsti in servizio nel 2023" [Disbursement of resources to the territorial areas for social workers in service in 2022 and determination of the resources reserved for social workers expected to be in service in 2023.]. Gazzetta Ufficiale Della Repubblica Italiana [Official Journal of the Italian Republic] (Serie generale - n. 227): 38. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c Biondi M, Regalin R, Daccorpi M, Poggi R (1995). "RICERCHE ZOOLOGICHE DELLA NAVEXOCEANOGRAFICA "MINERVA" (C.N.R.) SULLE ISOLE CIRCUMSARDE. XXV" [Zoological Research by the Minerva Oceanography Ship (C.N.R.) on the Circumsaarde Islands. XXV.]. Annals of the Giacomo Doria Civic Museum of Natural History: 630 – via Internet Archive.
Arcipelago del Sulcis (Cagliari): Isola La Vacca, Is. Sant'Antioco, Is. San Pietro, Is. Piana di San Pietro;