Aglientu () is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about north of

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and about northwest of

Olbia Olbia (, ; ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commune of 61,000 inhabitants in the Italy, Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called in the Roman age, Civita in the Middle ...

. Aglientu borders the following municipalities:

Aggius Aggius (Gallurese: ''Agghju'', Sardinian: ''Azos'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about west of Olbia. Aggius borders the following municipalities ...

Luogosanto Luogosanto (Gallurese: ''Locusantu'', ) is a ''comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and province ...

, Santa Teresa Gallura,

Tempio Pausania Tempio Pausania (; ) is a town of about 14,000 inhabitants in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Sassari. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History Cultural and de ...

Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about west of Olbia. Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola borders the following municipalities: ...

. In 2005 Aglientu hosted the

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World Cup. It is home to the Festa del Turista ("Tourist's Feast").

References

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