Wied ir-Raħeb
Wied ir-Raħeb is a wadi in L-Għarb, Malta. Wied ir-Raħeb is situated nearby to the locality Il-Qasam ta’ Gewwa, as well as near Le-Għalieqi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Azure Window and Fungus Rock.
Azure Window
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Wied ir-Raħeb.
Inland Sea
Lagoon
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Inland Sea, sometimes called 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 Għarb and Saint Lawrence.
Għarb
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, with a population of 1,549 people.
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.
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, with a population of 525 people. By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina. Għasri is situated 3 km east of Wied ir-Raħeb.
Wied ir-Raħeb
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wied ir-Raheb”
- Category: body of water
- Location: L-Għarb, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.07417° or 36° 4′ 27″ northLongitude
14.19056° or 14° 11′ 26″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8F8P35FR+M6GeoNames ID
2562615
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