Tharros

Tharros was an ancient city and former bishopric on the west coast of , . It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see and an archaeological site near the village of San Giovanni di Sinis, municipality of Cabras, in the .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy
  • Also known as: “Rovine di Tharros”, “Tarrae”, “Tarras”, and “Tarros”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torre di San Giovanni and San Giovanni di Sinis.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Matteo Vargiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 190 metres west of Tharros.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Tharros.

Lighthouse
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an active lighthouse located on Capo San Marco promontory, on the tip of Sinis peninsula overlooking the ruins below of Tharros. The structure is in the municipality of , in the west of the on the Sea of Sardinia. is situated 1½ km south of Tharros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Giovanni di Sinis and Funtana Meiga.

Hamlet
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Abril2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tharros.

Hamlet
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Tharros.

Tharros

Latitude
39.87317° or 39° 52′ 23″ north
Longitude
8.44116° or 8° 26′ 28″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8FFCVCFR+7F
Geo­Names ID
2522937
Wiki­data ID
Q736689
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Tharros” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tharros”
  • Catalan: “Tharros”
  • Chinese: “塔罗斯”
  • Czech: “Tharros”
  • Dutch: “Tharros”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ثاروس”
  • French: “Tharros”
  • German: “Tharros”
  • Greek: “Θάρρος”
  • Hebrew: “תרוס”
  • Italian: “area archeologica di Tharros”
  • Italian: “Tharros”
  • Japanese: “ターロス”
  • Latin: “Tarrae”
  • Polish: “Tharros”
  • Russian: “Таррос”
  • Sardinian: “Tharros”
  • Slovenian: “Tharros”
  • Spanish: “Tarrae”
  • Spanish: “Tarras”
  • Spanish: “Tharros”
  • Turkish: “Tharros”

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