Ġnejna Bay

Ġnejna Bay is a popular tourist destination located about 1 kilometer from the village of on the western coast of . The beach surrounding the bay is mostly sandy.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Mġarr, Malta
  • Also known as: “Gneina Bay”, “Il-Bajja tal-Gnejna”, “Imgiar ta Geua”, “Jeneina Bay”, and “Jneina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lippija Tower and Zammitello Palace.

Tower
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, also known as Ġnejna Tower, is a small watchtower in Ġnejna Bay, limits of , . It was completed in 1637 as the first of the Lascaris towers. After restoration in 2003, the tower is in good condition.

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The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello Zamittello or Zamittello Tower, is a 19th-century Victorian countryside folly on the outskirts of in .

Archaeological site
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The were discovered in 1929 during government works to cap a fresh water spring in the area. This spring, or a similar one, might explain why the baths, which needed a constant flow of large amounts of water, were built in , , Malta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Imgarr and Manikata.

Village
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Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the of . Mġarr is a rural village, isolated from nearby towns and cities. Mġarr lies west of and is surrounded by farmland and vineyards.

Village
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is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of . It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. The village's population of 539 is spread among 40 families.

Village
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is a village in , western , with a low population density. The name means moth in Maltese. It is also known in English as Baħria, of which the Counts Moscati had owned the fiefdom that was granted by the Grand Master of Malta.

Ġnejna Bay

Latitude
35.92214° or 35° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.34195° or 14° 20′ 31″ east
Open location code
8F7PW8CR+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 515002298
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2563032
Wiki­data ID
Q8080003
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Satellite Map

Discover Ġnejna Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ġnejna Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خليج الجنينة”
  • Arabic: “خليج جنينا”
  • Cebuano: “Il-Bajja tal-Ġnejna”
  • Hausa: “Ġnejna Bay”
  • Lithuanian: “Džnejnos įlanka”
  • Maltese: “Il-Bajja tal-Ġnejna”
  • Persian: “خلیج جناجن”
  • Polish: “Ġnejna Bay”
  • Swedish: “Il-Bajja tal-Ġnejna”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ta’ Lippija and Tal-Iskurvit.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ir-Ramla tal-Ġnejna and Qarraba Beach.

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