History of Cagliari

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View of the city by east in the second half of the 19th century

View of the modern town

This article presents a history of Cagliari, an Italian municipality and the capital city of the island of Sardinia.

Etymology[]

Cagliari, west walls and tower at dawn

Cagliari was known to the Phoenicians and Carthaginians as Karaly (Punic: