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Su Nuraxi di Barumini

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Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Italy
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Su Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy. Su Nuraxi simply means "The Nuraghe" in Campidanese, the southern variant of the Sardinian language.

Su Nuraxi is a settlement consisting of a seventeenth century BC nuraghe, a bastion of four corner towers plus a central one, and a village inhabited from the thirteenth to the sixth century BC, developed around the nuraghe. They are considered by scholars the most impressive expression of the nuragic civilization and were included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 as Su Nuraxi di Barumini.

Text adapted from “Su Nuraxi (Barumini)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Su Nuraxi di Barumini ranks #253 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 416 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Su Nuraxi di Barumini?

Su Nuraxi di Barumini stands in Italy, at 39.70286°, 8.99988°.

How famous is Su Nuraxi di Barumini?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #253 of 7,044 worldwide, and #19 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Su Nuraxi di Barumini?

Castle of San Michele, about 52 km away.

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