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Mount Limbara (Gallurese: Monti di Limbara, Sardinian: Monte de Limbara) is a rocky granitic massif in north-eastern Sardinia, Italy.

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Limbara
Mount Limbara
Highest point
Peak	Punta Sa Berritta
Elevation	1,362 m (4,469 ft)
Coordinates
Naming
Native name	Monti di Limbara  (Gallurese) Monte de Limbara  (Sardinian)
Geography
Limbara
Country	Italy
Region	province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

It is located in the geographical and historical region of Gallura.

Its highest peak is Punta Sa Berritta (1,362 m above sea level). Its area belongs to the comuni of Calangianus, Tempio Pausania, Berchidda and Oschiri, in the province of Olbia-Tempio.

History

The name could derive from the Latin Limes Balares ("Boundary of the Balares"), given it by the Romans as it marked the frontier with the territory still in the hands of the Balares, a late Nuragic tribe.

Mount Limbara was affected by a major forest fire in 1936 and its cork oaks woods were replaced with pines, after a work of reforestation. Following World War II, giant sequoias were planted as well.

On the top of the massif, a NATO U.S. Air Force Communications Relay Station and a Carabinieri barracks were located. Today it is used as a telecommunications center for the Italian Air Force and a heliport for the Servizio Antincendi. It is also the location of all the major TV relay stations of West Sardinia.

На других языках

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[de] Monte Limbara

Der Monte Limbara ist das höchste Gebirgsmassiv im Norden Sardiniens. Die beiden kahlen Granitgipfel Punta Balistreri (1363 m) und Punta sa Berritta (1359 m) sind von weitem sichtbar. Die Hänge des Monte-Limbara-Massivs sind fast bis zum Gipfel mit Kastanien, Stieleichen, Pinien, Kiefern und Tannen bewaldet.

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- [en] Mount Limbara

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[fr] Monte Limbara

Le Monte Limbara est un massif montagneux d'Italie situé dans le Nord-Est de la Sardaigne et culminant à 1 362 mètres d'altitude[1].

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[it] Monte Limbara

Il Monte Limbara (in gallurese Monti di Limbara; in sardo Monte 'e Limbara) è la vetta principale del massiccio montuoso omonimo situato nella Sardegna nord-orientale.

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