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Carbonia-Iglesias Province
On the southwestern coast of Sardinia, also called
Sardegna , Carbonia-Iglesiasis mountainous and known
for its mining of lead, zinc and silver. A great many
of the towns of this area have their often-ancient roots
in mining operations.
In towns where the mines have been dried up by the
frenzied extraction of the 19th and 20th centuries,
unemployment is still quite high.
As such, there are often deals on locally crafted
jewellery and dining in just about any of the towns.
The dialect spoken here, like much of Sardinia can
be difficult to understand even for those who are well
acquainted with the Italian language.
The new province created in 2005 actually has two capitals
one in Carbonia and one in Iglesias.
Carbonia is a town that was created in the late 1930s
by Mussolini to serve as housing for miners. Just 40
years later, the mines closed and the standard of living
fell quite a bit for the 30,000 residents that now call
the city home. Fine dining is very commonly found here
at rock bottom prices.
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