Uras
Encyclopedia
For the Sumerian goddess see Uras
Uras is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 25 km southeast of Oristano
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,077 and an area of 39.4 km².
Uras borders the following municipalities: Marrubiu
, Masullas
, Mogoro
, Morgongiori
, San Nicolò d'Arcidano
, Terralba
.
Uras (mythology)
Uraš or Urash, in Sumerian mythology is a goddess of earth, and one of the consorts of the sky god Anu. She is the mother of the goddess Ninsun and a grandmother of hero Gilgamesh.- References :...
Uras is a comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region 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[],...
, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
and about 25 km southeast of Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,077 and an area of 39.4 km².
Uras borders the following municipalities: Marrubiu
Marrubiu
Marrubiu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km south of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,034 and an area of 61.2 km².Marrubiu borders the following municipalities:...
, Masullas
Masullas
Masullas is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari and about 30 km southeast of Oristano....
, Mogoro
Mogoro
Mogoro is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari and about 30 km southeast of Oristano...
, Morgongiori
Morgongiori
Morgongiori is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Oristano on the southern slopes of Monte Arci....
, San Nicolò d'Arcidano
San Nicolò d'Arcidano
San Nicolò d'Arcidano is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km south of Oristano....
, Terralba
Terralba
Terralba is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 20 km south of Oristano...
.