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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...
- 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...
- Nuraghe Fenu is a nuraghe located in the muni****lity of Pabillonis in Sardinia. It was constructed in the mid-Bronze Age (1300–1150 BC) and it covers...
- The Nuraghe Adoni is a Nuragic complex dating back to the Bronze Age located in the muni****lity of Villanova Tulo in the province of Cagliari. The site...
- provided another trapezoidal light oriented to the west. Other nuraghes include Nuraghe Suvegliu. The Megalithic sepulchre of Catteddu Crìspu is formed...
- The Nuraghe S'Urachi or S'Uraki is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age period located in the muni****lity of San Vero Milis, in the province of Oristano...
- 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...
- 41°02′51″N 9°21′45″E / 41.0476°N 9.3624°E / 41.0476; 9.3624 The Nuraghe La Prisgiona is a nuragic archaeological site (occupied from the 14th until...