Lake Omodeo
Lake Omodeo is an artificial lake in central west Sardinia, Italy. The lake was constructed in the 1920s. The dam, designed by the engineer Angelo Omodeo, was inaugurated in 1924, at that time it was the largest reservoir in Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir
- Also known as: “Lago del Tirso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Area Archeologica di Iloi and Nuraghe Iloi.
Area Archeologica di Iloi
Protected area
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Area Archeologica di Iloi is a protected area, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lake Omodeo.
Nuraghe Iloi
Archaeological site
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Nuraghe Iloi is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lake Omodeo.
Necropolis of Prunittu
Archaeological site
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Necropolis of Prunittu is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km south of Lake Omodeo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bidonì and Soddì.
Bidonì
Village
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Bidonì is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres north of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres northeast of Oristano. Bidonì is situated 3 km southeast of Lake Omodeo.
Soddì
Village
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Soddì is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres northeast of Oristano. Soddì is situated 3½ km west of Lake Omodeo.
Sorradile
Village
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Sorradile is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres northeast of Oristano. Sorradile is situated 3½ km southeast of Lake Omodeo.
Lake Omodeo
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Omodeo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Omodeo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة أوموديو”
- Chinese: “奥莫代奥湖”
- Chinese: “奧莫代奧湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Omodeo”
- Dutch: “Omodeomeer”
- Estonian: “Omodeo järv”
- French: “lac Omodeo”
- French: “Lac Omodeo”
- Georgian: “ომოდეოს ტბა”
- German: “Lago Omodeo”
- Italian: “lago Omodeo”
- Italian: “Lago Omodeo”
- Italian: “Omodeo”
- Mingrelian: “ომოდეოშ ტობა”
- Polish: “Lago Omodeo”
- Portuguese: “Lago Omodeo”
- Portuguese: “Omodeo”
- Russian: “Омодео”
- Sardinian: “Lagu Omodeu”
- Turkish: “Omodeo Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Omodeo”
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