Tortolì, Province of Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy
🇮🇹 Tortolì is a town and comune in Sardinia, in the Province of Nuoro.
Geography Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airport that once connected it to continental Italy and the European continent. To the north of it is Girasole and Lotzorai, to the west Villagrande Strisaili and Ilbono, and to the south Barisardo. To the east of the town is the Mediterranean Sea.
History The area of Tortolì was inhabited since the Neolithic and then frequented by the Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, and the Byzantines. It was part of the giudicato of Cagliari between the 10th and 13th centuries.
During the Spanish period the town was the head of the County of Quirra.
Modern history In 1807 Tortolì became head of a province consisting of 27 villages, but in 1921 lost the capital status in favour of Lanusei. In 1859 it was incorporated into the Province of Cagliari. In 1926 it was incorporated into the province of Nuoro.
In 1943 the port of Arbatax was bombed, killing 13 people.
Rome Time
🇺🇸 Zanesville 39.933
🇪🇸 Villarreal 39.933
🇺🇸 Philadelphia 39.95
🇺🇸 West Chester 39.95
🇺🇸 Upper Darby 39.95
🇺🇸 Chambersburg 39.927
🇺🇸 Springfield 39.917
🇨🇳 Dongcheng District 39.917
🇹🇯 Istaravshan 39.911
🇨🇳 Shijingshan 39.906
🇩🇪 Bad Fallingbostel 9.693
Locations Near: Tortolì 9.65,39.9333
🇮🇹 Cagliari 9.111,39.215 d: 92.3
🇮🇹 Oristano 8.596,39.905 d: 89.9
🇮🇹 Iglesias 8.534,39.313 d: 117.9
🇮🇹 Sassari 8.554,40.727 d: 128.1
🇮🇹 Carbonia 8.521,39.174 d: 128.5
🇫🇷 Ajaccio 8.737,41.919 d: 233.7
🇹🇳 Bizerte 9.872,37.273 d: 296.5
🇮🇹 Civitavecchia 11.792,42.092 d: 299.8
Antipodal to: Tortolì -170.35,-39.933
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17874.5
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17162.3
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17109.6
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16821.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13195
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13118.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13105.8
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13100.5