Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Algherese is a regional dialect spoken by anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 individuals, most of whom reside in the town of Alghero, located in the northwest of Sardinia. [4] [3] The language, though distinct, is initially derived from, and thus considered a variant of, the Catalan language. [3]
The coral of Alghero is among the finest in the Mediterranean with a reputation for quantity, quality, compression and ruby red color. Indeed, this coral is one of the most important economic aspects of the territory, giving this stretch of the coast its name, the Riviera del Corallo. The coat of arms and flag of Alghero include a branch of the ...
Neptune's Grotto (Italian: Grotta di Nettuno; Catalan: Cova de Neptú) is a stalactite cave near the town of Alghero on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The cave was discovered by local fishermen in the 18th century and has since developed into a popular tourist attraction. [1] The grotto gets its name from the Roman god of the sea, Neptune.
Depiction of the Sardus Pater Babai in a Roman coin (59 B.C.). Not much can be gathered from the classical literature about the origins of the Sardinian people. [17] The ethnonym "S(a)rd" may belong to the Pre-Indo-European (or Indo-European [18]) linguistic substratum, and whilst they might have derived from the Iberians, [19] [20] the accounts of the old authors differ greatly in this respect.
Now the question arises as to whether Sardinian is to be considered a dialect or a language. Politically speaking, of course, it is one of the many dialects of Italy, just like the Serbo-Croatian and the Albanian that are spoken in various Calabrian and Sicilian villages. The question, however, takes on a different nature when considered from a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the government of President Bashar ...
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with a population of about 1.6 million people. The list includes notable natives of Sardinia, as well as those who were born elsewhere but spent a large part of their active life in Sardinia. People of Sardinian heritage and descent are in a separate section of this article.
Jim Cagey hand-delivered the letter to Recovery Works — he didn’t want to risk it getting lost in the mail. When the facility didn’t respond, Jim and Anne followed up with multiple phone calls. When Recovery Works administrators still failed to respond, there was only one thing left for them to do.