Sardinia

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View of Cagliari, Sardinia, showing a hillside cityscape of historic multistory buildings above a waterfront with boats and a marina in the foreground.

Gennargentu massif

The Tirso River winds through a lush, green valley near Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, with a road and guardrail visible on the left and cloudy skies overhead.

Wide view of the Flumendosa River winding through green hills and dense vegetation, with distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky in Sardinia, Italy.

Nora, Sardinia: Roman theatre

Nora, Sardinia: mosaic floor

Map of Italy showing the process of unification, with regions color-coded and labeled by the year they were annexed, first to Sardinia-Piedmont and, after 1861, to the Kingdom of Italy. The map includes major cities, surrounding countries, and historical boundaries, highlighting the gradual incorporation of territories from 1859 to 1920.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: National Geographic - The essential guide to visiting Italys Sardinia region.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 22, 2026
	Add new Web site: National Geographic - The essential guide to visiting Italys Sardinia region.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 27, 2026
	Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Sardinia.	Grace Young	Mar 21, 2025
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Sardinia, Italy.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 30, 2023
	Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Sardinia, Italy.	Gloria Lotha	May 20, 2023
	Population updated.	Michael Ray	Sep 19, 2022
	Clarified details of the union with Piedmont.	Michael Ray	Jan 31, 2017
	Media added.	Kathleen Sheetz	Oct 11, 2016
	Article thoroughly revised.	Michael Ray Gianluca Fadda	Apr 06, 2016
	Add new Web site: Maps of World - Sardinia Island, Italy.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 01, 2013
	Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Sardinia, Italy.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 01, 2013
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 09, 2011
	Add new Web site: World Culture Encyclopedia - Sardinians.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 19, 2011
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Sardinia.	Shiveta Singh	Jul 15, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Sardinia, Italy.	Deepti Mahajan	Aug 29, 2007
	Added new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Sardinia, Italy.	Deepti Mahajan	Jul 13, 2007
	Added new Web site: Licata - Sardinia.	Deepti Mahajan	Jul 13, 2007
	Population data updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 11, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998