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city, Italy, in NW Sardinia, capital of Sassari Province, near Porto Torres on the Gulf of Asinara. Cereals, wine, vegetables, and livestock from surrounding areas are marketed in the city. Sassari is the site of two 13th-century Romanesque churches and the University of Sassari (1562). Located in the surrounding region are numerous stone constructions, called nuraghi, which were built by ancient inhabitants of Sardinia. Sassari became a free commune in the 13th century but soon fell (1294) under Genoese rule. In the 14th century it passed to the kings of Aragón. It was sacked by the French in 1527. Pop. (2001 census) 120,729.

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SASSARI,. city, Italy, in NW Sardinia, capital of Sassari Province, near Porto Torres on the Gulf of Asinara. Sassari is the site of two 13th-century Romanesque churches and the University of Sassari (1562). Sassari . . .

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