Barbagia

Barbagia (; or ) is a geographical, cultural and natural region of inner Sardinia, contained for the most part in the province of Nuoro and Ogliastra and located alongside the Gennargentu massif.

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Mountain.name: Barbagia
Mountain.photo: Rifugi Monte Ortobene 018.JPG
Mountain.photo_caption: A view of the mountains around Nuoro, the main urban center in Barbagia
Mountain.country: Italy
Mountain.area_km2: 1300.37
Mountain.highest: Punta La Marmora/Perdas Carpías
Mountain.elevation_m: 1834
Mountain.map_image: Sardegna Barbaria.png
Mountain.map_caption: Localisation of the ancient region of Barbaria (in blue) in relation to the Roman-controlled areas (in yellow)

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Barbagia (; or ) is a geographical, cultural and natural region of inner Sardinia, contained for the most part in the province of Nuoro and Ogliastra and located alongside the Gennargentu massif.

The name comes from Cicero, who described the land as inhabited by barbarians; Roman domination over this part of the island was in fact never more than nominal as a result of the Roman-Sardinian Wars. This word shares its etymology with the now antiquated Barbary.