Giordan Lighthouse
The Giordan, Ġordan is an active lighthouse on the Maltese island of Gozo. It is located on Ġurdan hill above the village of Għasri on the northern coast of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Malta
- Also known as: “Gordan”, “Gordan Lighthouse”, “Ġordan Lighthouse”, and “Ġurdan Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Gozo Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ta’ Pinu and Wied il-Mielaħ Window.
Ta’ Pinu
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta. Ta’ Pinu is situated 1¼ km south of Giordan Lighthouse.
Wied il-Mielaħ Window
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wied il-Mielaħ Window is a limestone natural arch on the north-western coast of the island of Gozo in Malta. It is located at the end of the valley Wied il-Mielaħ north of the village of Għarb. Wied il-Mielaħ Window is situated 1 km northwest of Giordan Lighthouse.
Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady
Church
Photo: BrandyMay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Patronage is a small countryside church located in Wied il-Għasri, Malta. The facade of the chapel has four pillars in the Doric style, which hold up the two-storey building. Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady is situated 1 km southeast of Giordan Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għarb and Żebbuġ.
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.
Żebbuġ
Village
Photo: Florival fr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Żebbuġ is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the northwest coast of the island of Gozo. It is located close to Għarb and Għasri and is built on two hilltop plateaus, Ta' Abram and Ix-Xagħra taż-Żebbuġ.
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.
Giordan Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Għasri, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.07223° or 36° 4′ 20″ northLongitude
14.21843° or 14° 13′ 6″ eastElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
8F8P36C9+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 136507953OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“Giordan Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জিওর্ডান বাতিঘর”
- Croatian: “Svjetionik Giordan”
- French: “phare de Ta‘ Gurdan”
- French: “Phare de Ta’ Gurdan”
- French: “phare Tal-Ġordan”
- German: “Giordan Lighthouse”
- German: “Ta‘ Gurdan Lighthouse”
- German: “Ta’ Gurdan Lighthouse”
- Polish: “Giordan Lighthouse”
- Spanish: “Faro de Giordani”
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