Ras San Dimitri

Ras San Dimitri is a point in L-Għarb, Malta. Ras San Dimitri is situated nearby to the locality Tal-Ħamrija, as well as near Il-Qasam.

Type: Point
Also known as: “Cape San Dimitri” and “San Dimitri Point”
Historically known as: “Cape San Salvador”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Collapsed Azure Window and Fungus Rock.

Collapsed Azure Window

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017.

Fungus Rock

Islet

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Fungus Rock, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and among the Maltese as Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral, is a small islet in the form of a 60-metre-high massive lump of limestone at the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the coast of Gozo, itself an island in the Maltese archipelago. Fungus Rock is situated 3 km south of Ras San Dimitri.

Inland Sea

Lagoon

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The Inland Sea, sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of Gozo linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharb and Saint Lawrence.

Gharb

Village

Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo. The population of Għarb was 1,595 in July 2024. This included 796 males and 799 females; 1,228 Maltese nationals and 367 foreign nationals. Gharb is situated 2½ km southeast of Ras San Dimitri.

Saint Lawrence

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality. Saint Lawrence is situated 2½ km southeast of Ras San Dimitri.

Għasri

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Għasri is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo. The population of Għasri was 529 in July 2024. This included 284 males and 245 females; 421 Maltese nationals and 108 foreign nationals. Għasri is situated 3½ km east of Ras San Dimitri.

Ras San Dimitri

Latitude

36.07444° or 36° 4′ 28″ north

Longitude

14.18556° or 14° 11′ 8″ east

Elevation

69 metres (226 feet)

Open location code

8F8P35FP+Q6

GeoNames ID

2562560

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