Ballao, (Ballau in the
Sardinian language
Sardinian or Sard ( , , , , or , ) is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
The original character of the Sardinian language among the Romance idioms has long been know ...
), is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of South Sardinia
The province of South Sardinia (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy, instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias and ...
in the
Italian region
Sardinia
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, located about northeast of
Cagliari
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, in the
Gerrei traditional subregion.
It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the
Flumendosa river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to
the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.
Ballao borders the following municipalities:
Armungia,
Escalaplano,
Goni,
Perdasdefogu,
San Nicolò Gerrei
San Nicolò Gerrei, Pauli Gerrei in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion.
San Nicolò ...
,
Silius,
Villaputzu.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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