Sulcis is the southwestern region of Sardinia

Sardinia

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...

, part of the larger Sulcis-Iglesiente region. It is named for the Phoenician

Phoenicia

Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...

 city of Sulcis (Solki), present-day Sant'Antioco

Sant'Antioco

Sant'Antioco is the name of both an island and a municipality in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, in Sulcis zone. With a population of 11,730, the municipality of Sant'Antioco it is the island's largest community...

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Situated in sulcis are the municipalities of Calasetta

Calasetta

Calasetta is a small town and comune located on the island of Sant'Antioco, off the Southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy.-History:While the town itself dates to 1770...

, Carbonia, Carloforte

Carloforte

Carloforte is a fishing and resort town of located on Isola di San Pietro , approximately 7 km off the South Western Coast of Sardinia, Italy....

, Domus de Maria

Domus de Maria

Domus de Maria is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari...

, Giba, Gonnesa

Gonnesa

Gonnesa is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km west of Cagliari and about 14 km northwest of Carbonia, in the Iglesiente subregion....

, Masainas

Masainas

Masainas is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km southwest of Cagliari and about 15 km southeast of Carbonia...

, Narcao

Narcao

Narcao is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km west of Cagliari and about 15 km east of Carbonia....

, Nuxis

Nuxis

Nuxis is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km west of Cagliari and about 20 km east of Carbonia...

, Perdaxius

Perdaxius

Perdaxius is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km west of Cagliari and about 9 km east of Carbonia. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,466 and an area of 29.5 km².Perdaxius borders the following municipalities:...

, Piscinas

Piscinas

Piscinas is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari and about 15 km southeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente traditional subregion....

, Portoscuso

Portoscuso

Portoscuso is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 75 km west of Cagliari and about 14 km northwest of Carbonia. The language used here is Italian....

, San Giovanni Suergiu

San Giovanni Suergiu

San Giovanni Suergiu is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 50 km west of Cagliari and about 4 km south of Carbonia....

, Santadi

Santadi

Santadi is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Carbonia...

, Sant'Anna Arresi

Sant'Anna Arresi

Sant'Anna Arresi is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km southwest of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Carbonia...

, Sant'Antioco

Sant'Antioco

Sant'Antioco is the name of both an island and a municipality in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, in Sulcis zone. With a population of 11,730, the municipality of Sant'Antioco it is the island's largest community...

, Tratalias

Tratalias

Tratalias is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Island of Sardinia, located about 50 km southwest of Cagliari and about 8 km southeast of Carbonia....

, Villaperuccio

Villaperuccio

Villaperuccio is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari and about 13 km southeast of Carbonia, in the lower Sulcis....

, Teulada

Teulada, Italy

Teulada is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari....

. All of them are in the present province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Carbonia-Iglesias is a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy which includes the historical region of Sulcis-Iglesiente, the southwestern part of Sardinia.-Overview:...

, with the exception of Domus de Maria and Teulada, which are in the province of Cagliari

Province of Cagliari

Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....

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Part of the region are also the islands of San Pietro e di Sant'Antioco.