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.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Malta
Also known as: “Fanal tal-Ġordan”, “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

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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 Gharb and Zebbug.

Gharb

Village

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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.

Zebbug

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

14.21843° or 14° 13′ 6″ east

Elevation

155 metres (509 feet)

Open location code

8F8P36C9+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136507953

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

2563025

Wikidata ID

Q1525286

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Giordan Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Ջորդան փարոս”
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”
Macedonian: “Светилник Ѓордан”
Polish: “Giordan Lighthouse”
Spanish: “Faro de Giordani”

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