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Definition of Nuraghes

Nuraghe
Nuraghe Nu*ra"ghe, n.; It. pl. -ghi. Also Nuragh Nu"ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so-called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30-60 ft. in height, 35-100 ft. in diameter at the base, constructed sometimes of hewn, and sometimes of unhewn blocks of stone without mortar. They are situated either on isolated eminences or on the slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains, and usually occur in groups. They generally contain two (in some rare instances three) conically vaulted chambers, one above the other, and a spiral staircase constructed in the thick walls ascends to the upper stories. --Baedeker.

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- 000 nuraghes have been found, though archeologists believe that originally there were more than 10,000. Natively, the structure is called a nuraghe (Sardinian:...
- 1, or 2), 2021. "Nuraghes S'arena". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2022. il Giornale, ed. (15 March 2017). "L'antica civiltà del Nuraghe in un fantasy Il...
- controlled by numerous nuraghes. During the Final Bronze Age the Nuragic civilization underwent fast social transformations: nuraghes were no longer built...
- provided another trapezoidal light oriented to the west. Other nuraghes include Nuraghe Suvegliu. The Megalithic sepulchre of Catteddu Crìspu is formed...
- The Nuraghe Arrubiu is one of the largest nuraghes in Sardinia. It is in Orroli, in the province of South Sardinia. Its name means "red nuraghe" in the...
- The nuraghe Palmavera is an archaeological site located in the territory of Alghero, Sardinia. It is classified as a complex nuraghe, that consists of...
- guarded by smaller lookout Nuraghes erected on strategic hills commanding a view of other territories. Today, some 7,000 Nuraghes dot the Sardinian landscape...
- 20:00 on 17 September 2004, Nuraghes was rammed by GNV's ferry La Superba while the latter was mooring in Olbia harbour. Nuraghes had been moored in Dock...
- The nuraghe Is Paras is an archeological site of Isili, a town in the historical region of Sarcidano, province of South Sardinia. The nuraghe is located...
- The nuraghe Seruci is an important archaeological site, located in the muni****lity of Gonnesa, in the Iglesiente region of Sardinia. The nuraghe is of...