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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.

Meaning of Nuraghes from wikipedia

- length of 27 meters. Today fewer than 7,000 nuraghes remain standing; their number was originally larger. Nuraghes are most prevalent in the northwest and...
- Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. Up until 2023, she was called the Nuraghes. In 2023, Nuraghes was transferred to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Vinci. Moby Vinci...
- built in large numbers starting from about 1800 BC. Today, more than 7,000 nuraghes dot the Sardinian landscape. No written records of this civilization have...
- The nuraghe Palmavera is an archaeological site located in the territory of Alghero, Sardinia. It is classified as a complex nuraghe, that consists of...
- 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...
- 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 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 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 Is Paras is an archeological site of Isili, a town in the historical region of Sarcidano, province of South Sardinia. The nuraghe is located...