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Pula (Latin: Nora [3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Cagliari. Pula is a holiday resort, with numerous hotels and beaches. The ruins of the ancient city of Nora are among the most important archaeological sites of the island.
Because the southern part of Sardinia is sinking into the Mediterranean Sea, a substantial part of the former town is now under water. [10] A similar fate has befallen nearby Bithia, now completely submerged. Nora was an important trading town in its time, with two protected harbours, one on each side of the peninsula.
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Pula (Croatian: ⓘ), also known as Pola [4] (Italian:; Venetian: Pola; Istriot: Puola; Slovene: Pulj; Hungarian: Póla), is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. [3]
The Nora Stone or Nora Inscription is an ancient Phoenician inscribed stone found at Nora on the south coast of Sardinia in 1773. Though it was not discovered in its primary context , it has been dated by palaeographic methods to the late 9th century to early 8th century BCE [ 1 ] and is still considered the oldest Phoenician inscription found ...
Nora, located nearby the modern city of Pula, was instead regarded by the ancient authors as the oldest city in Sardinia. Indeed, the Nora stone , an ancient Phoenician text that was found in the city, testifies the site's significance as a port already in the 9th century BC.
The remains of at least 230 Roman amphitheatres have been found widely scattered around the area of the Roman Empire. ... Pula, Sardinia: Italy: Unexcavated (English) [2]
CRS4, also known as Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (Italian: Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna), is an interdisciplinary research center, founded by the Sardinia Autonomous Region on November 30, 1990. Since 2003, the center is located in the Technology Park of Sardinia, in the Comune ...