Arzana (; ) 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 provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...

, located about northeast of

Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...

and about west of Tortolì. Arzana borders the following municipalities: Aritzo, Desulo, Elini, Gairo, Ilbono,

Jerzu Jerzu (sardinian language, Sardinian: Jersu), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a pop ...

, Lanusei, Seui,

Seulo Seulo (Seulu in sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 970 and an area of .All dem ...

, Tortolì, Villagrande Strisaili, Villaputzu. Arzana is located about above sea level. In the town of Arzana stands Punta la Marmora, the highest peak in

People

* Stanis Dessy, artist * Anselmo Contu, political * Attilio Cubeddu, former member of ''Anonima sarda'' * Samuele Stochino bandit

References

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