Arbatax
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Arbatax ({{IPA|it|arbaˈtaks}};{{cite web|url=http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=87408|title=Turandot|work=Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia|editor=Bruno Migliorini|language=it|accessdate=8 August 2019|archive-date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321050152/http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=87408|url-status=dead}} {{langx|sc|Arbatassa}}) is the largest hamlet (frazione) of Tortolì, Sardinia, in Italy with a population of almost 5,000 inhabitants.
History
The origin of the name Arbatax is uncertain. According to german linuist Max Leopold Wagner, it is derived from an Arabic word, which means "14th Tower", and refers to the nearby watchtower built by the Spaniards to protect the territory from the incursion of Arab pirates.{{cite web|url= |title=Sulla presenza araba in Sardegna e sulle sue conseguenze linguistiche, si vedano però le considerazioni di V. Brugnatelli, "Un nuovo arabismo sardo|publisher= Studi Mediolatini e Volgari 28 ( |date= 1981}}
This theory is nowadays denied because it has no logical coherence and no historical or cultural connection with Sardinia: the linguist Massimo Pittau believes that it derives from the Latin arbutus, "strawberry tree", a common plant in the area and which gave rise to other Sardinian toponyms, since the location in the Sardinian language is written Arbatassa not Arbatax. Massimo Pittau, Luoghi e toponimi della Sardegna
, Dublin, Ipazia books, 2018, p. 53, ISBN 978-1-9809-3360-1. https://books.google.it/books?id=c91XDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA53&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
The founders of Arbatax were Campanian fishermen from the island of Ponza, located in Lazio, close to the coast of the Italian Peninsula.
The location assumed importance in the 1960s after the construction of the main Sardinian paper mill.
Geography
The town is situated by the Tyrrhenian Sea, 5 km east of Tortolì.
=Climate=
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| location = Arbatax (Cape Bellavista) (1991–2020)
| Jan record high C = 24.0
| Feb record high C = 27.0
| Mar record high C = 31.4
| Apr record high C = 29.4
| May record high C = 31.2
| Jun record high C = 38.4
| Jul record high C = 39.8
| Aug record high C = 40.8
| Sep record high C = 36.4
| Oct record high C = 31.0
| Nov record high C = 26.8
| Dec record high C = 27.0
| year record high C = 40.8
| Jan high C = 14.2
| Feb high C = 14.6
| Mar high C = 16.7
| Apr high C = 19.2
| May high C = 23.0
| Jun high C = 27.6
| Jul high C = 30.9
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 27.5
| Oct high C = 23.4
| Nov high C = 18.4
| Dec high C = 15.2
| year high C = 21.8
| Jan mean C = 11.1
| Feb mean C = 11.2
| Mar mean C = 12.9
| Apr mean C = 15.2
| May mean C = 18.6
| Jun mean C = 23.0
| Jul mean C = 26.1
| Aug mean C = 26.8
| Sep mean C = 23.2
| Oct mean C = 19.6
| Nov mean C = 15.2
| Dec mean C = 12.2
| year mean C = 17.9
| Jan low C = 8.1
| Feb low C = 7.9
| Mar low C = 9.5
| Apr low C = 11.5
| May low C = 14.8
| Jun low C = 18.8
| Jul low C = 21.8
| Aug low C = 22.5
| Sep low C = 19.3
| Oct low C = 16.2
| Nov low C = 12.3
| Dec low C = 9.3
| year low C = 14.3
| Jan record low C = -1.4
| Feb record low C = -6.6
| Mar record low C = 1.0
| Apr record low C = 5.2
| May record low C = 6.4
| Jun record low C = 0.0
| Jul record low C = 15.6
| Aug record low C = 14.6
| Sep record low C = 11.4
| Oct record low C = 7.4
| Nov record low C = 2.2
| Dec record low C = -1.6
| year record low C = -6.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 39.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 28.8
| Mar precipitation mm = 33.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 37.6
| May precipitation mm = 22.5
| Jun precipitation mm = 8.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 5.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 13.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 41.3
| Oct precipitation mm = 57.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 64.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 56.7
| year precipitation mm = 408.4
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.4
| Feb precipitation days = 3.6
| Mar precipitation days = 4.4
| Apr precipitation days = 4.5
| May precipitation days = 3.7
| Jun precipitation days = 1.6
| Jul precipitation days = 1.0
| Aug precipitation days = 1.7
| Sep precipitation days = 4.3
| Oct precipitation days = 4.4
| Nov precipitation days = 5.4
| Dec precipitation days = 5.2
| year precipitation days = 44.1
| Jan humidity = 70.3
| Feb humidity = 68.1
| Mar humidity = 69.6
| Apr humidity = 69.8
| May humidity = 69.6
| Jun humidity = 68.8
| Jul humidity = 68.6
| Aug humidity = 69.1
| Sep humidity = 69.2
| Oct humidity = 71.4
| Nov humidity = 70.7
| Dec humidity = 69.5
| year humidity = 69.6
| Jan sun = 160.0
| Feb sun = 180.0
| Mar sun = 212.7
| Apr sun = 231.3
| May sun = 281.5
| Jun sun = 316.8
| Jul sun = 341.0
| Aug sun = 316.5
| Sep sun = 235.2
| Oct sun = 206.5
| Nov sun = 160.2
| Dec sun = 160.0
| year sun = 2801.6
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cape Bellavista
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = February 4, 2024}}
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Transport
The port is used by ferries to and fro Civitavecchia and Olbia, and is also monopolized by the marine construction company Intermare, which builds gas rigs and vessels. The marina is one of the cheapest in Sardinia.
The town is connected to Lanusei and Cagliari by a narrow gauge railway, today used for touristic purposes, owned by Ferrovie della Sardegna.
The closest airport is the Tortolì Airport, about 4 km from the town.
Economy
Today, the economy is focused on tourism and industry. Arbatax is home to a factory dedicated to the building of oil platforms, controlled by the Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem. Mussels are farmed in the nearby lagoon and fresh fish are on sale from the fishing cooperative. The red rocks are a tourist attraction.
Gallery
File:JANAS 27-09-2005 ARBATAX (1).jpg|{{center|Port}}
Image:Sardinien arbatax Turm.jpg|{{center|Spanish tower}}
Image:Sardinien arbatax 031006 07.jpg|{{center|Beach of Rocce Rosse}}
Image:Arbatax red rocks.jpg|{{center|Rocce Rosse / Red Rocks}}
Image:Arbatax red rocks detail.jpg|{{center|Red Rocks - detail}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Arbatax}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020023502/http://www.aeroportotortoliarbatax.it/ Tortolì-Arbatax Airport] (IT)
- [http://www.comuneditortoli.it/ Comune of Tortolì] (IT)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090201092423/http://www.marenostrum.it/arbatax/ Arbatax on marenostrum.it] (IT)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928073336/http://www.sardegna.net/IT/place_info.php?ID=3 Arbatax on Sardegna.net] (IT)
- {{Cite web|title=Port and coastal towers of Arbatax|url=http://virtualarchaeology.sardegnacultura.it/index.php/en/archaeological-sites/eta-medievale/torri-costiere-di-arbatax|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Sardegna Virtual Archaeology}}
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