The
Giudicato of Arborea (, ) was one of the four independent, hereditary "judicatures" (
giudicati) into which the island of
Sardinia was divided in the
High Middle Ages. It occupied the central-west portion of the island, wedged between
Logudoro to the north and east,
Cagliari to the south and east, and the
Mediterranean Sea to the west. To the north west and beyond Logudoro was located
Gallura, with which Arborea had far less interaction. Arborea outlasted her neighbours, surviving well into the 15th century. The earliest known judicial seat was
Tharros (Tarra). Giudicato of Arborea at the times of its maximum expansion occupied the whole island's territory, except the cities of Alghero and Cagliari.