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Domusnovas, Domus Noas in sardinian language, is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40km northwest of Cagliari and about 20km northeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, in the valley of the Cixerri river.Domusnovas borders the following municipalities: Fluminimaggiore, Gonnosfanadiga, Iglesias, Musei, Villacidro, Villamassargia.The town is known for the Grottoes of San Giovanni, located some 2km from the town.HistoryThe area of Domusnovas was inhabited since prehistoric times, as attested by the presence of Neolithic walls (demolished in the 19th century) and several nuraghe. During the Roman domination of the island it was a village across the Cagliari-Sulcis road, used to trade the ore extracted in the nearby Metalla.