Cargeghe ( sc, Carzèghe) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sassari
The province of Sassari ( it, provincia di Sassari, sc, provìntzia de Tàtari, sdc, prubìnzia di Sàssari, ca, província de Sàsser, french: province de Sassari, co, pruvincia di Sassari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sa ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
, located about north of
Cagliari
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and about southeast of
Sassari
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.
Cargeghe borders the following municipalities:
Codrongianos
Codrongianos (''Codronzànu'' or ''Codronzànos'' in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari.
Codrongianos borde ...
,
Florinas
Florinas ( sc, Fiolìnas) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari.
Florinas borders the following municipalities: Banari, C ...
,
Muros
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* Muros, Sardinia, a comune in the province of Sassari in the region Sardini, Italy
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,
Osilo
Osilo ( sc, Ósile) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about east of Sassari. It is part of the Anglona traditional region.
The municipality of Osilo ...
,
Ossi.
Sights include the
necropolis
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The term usually im ...
of S'Elighe Entosu, including a series of
domus de janas (
Neolithic
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tombs), the parish church (15th-16th centuries) and the countryside
Romanesque church of Santa Maria 'e Contra (12th century).
References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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