Bithia, Italy

Bithia
	Ruins at Bithia
	Shown within Italy
Alternative name	Bitan
Location	Chia, South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy
Coordinates	38°53′45″N 8°53′7″E / 38.89583°N 8.88528°ECoordinates: 38°53′45″N 8°53′7″E / 38.89583°N 8.88528°E
Type	Settlement

Bithia or Bitia^[1] was a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman town located near Chia in the extreme south of Sardinia, Italy. Most of the ruins have been submerged underwater.

History[]

Bithia was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC as Bitan (Punic:

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