The Archipelago of Sulcis (in
Italian ''Arcipelago del Sulcis'' or ''Sulcitano'') is located off the cost of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
, and is part of the
Province of South Sardinia. The archipelago is in land area.
Many of the inhabitants are descended from the
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
n inhabitants of a
Genoese
Genoese may refer to:
* a person from Genoa
* Genoese dialect, a dialect of the Ligurian language
* Republic of Genoa (–1805), a former state in Liguria
See also
* Genovese, a surname
* Genovesi, a surname
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* Genova (disambiguati ...
coral-fishing colony established in the 16th century on the
Tunisia
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n island of
Tabarka. Following the capture of Tabarka in 1741 by the
Bey of Tunis
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
they fled the island and, with the permission of
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.
Biography
He was born in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and his first wife the French Anne Marie d'Orléans. H ...
, settled the islands of
Sulcis. The Tabarkan settlers established the town of
Carloforte
Carloforte (''U Pàize'' in Ligurian, literally: ''the village, the town'') is a fishing and resort town
located on Isola di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Island), approximately off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, in the Province of South Sard ...
on
San Pietro Island
San Pietro Island ( Italian: ''Isola di San Pietro'', Ligurian Tabarchino: ''Uiza de San Pé'', Sardinian: ''Isula 'e Sàntu Pèdru'') is an island approximately off the South western Coast of Sardinia, Italy, facing the Sulcis peninsula. Wi ...
and
Calasetta
Calasetta ( Ligurian: ''Câdesédda'') is a small town (population 2,919) and '' comune'' located on the island of Sant'Antioco, off the Southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy.
History
While the town itself dates to 1770. In the middle of the 16 ...
on
Sant'Antioco. The residents of these areas speak the
Tabarchino
Tabarchino is a dialect of the Ligurian language spoken in Sardinia.
Tabarchino is spoken in the communities of Carloforte on San Pietro Island and Calasetta on Sant'Antioco Island, which are located in the Archipelago of Sulcis in the Pr ...
dialect of the
Ligurian language
Ligurian () or Genoese () (locally called or ) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of Fran ...
, which is recognized as a minority language by Sardinian regional legislation.
Geography
Two principal islands,
Sant'Antioco and
San Pietro, respectively and , make up the archipelago. It also contains several small islands: Isola Piana, Isola il Toro, Isola la Vacca, Isola del Corno and Isola dei Ratta. Of these only Isola Piana, , is inhabited.
Sulcis
Geography of Sardinia
Province of South Sardinia
Islands of Sardinia
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