Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet

Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet is an archaeological site in Victoria, Gozo. Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet is situated nearby to the peak Il-Gelmus, as well as near the village Kercem.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Il-Gelmus and Cathedral of the Assumption.

Il-Gelmus

Peak

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Il-Gelmus is a hill located in Victoria, Gozo, Malta, 1 kilometre away from Victoria's city centre. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 133 metres.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cittadella of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo since the formation of the diocese in 1864. Cathedral of the Assumption is situated 1 km east of Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet.

Gozo Museum of Archaeology

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Gozo Museum of Archaeology is a museum in the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city, of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum. Gozo Museum of Archaeology is situated 1 km east of Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kercem and Fontana.

Kercem

Village

Photo: Sudika, Public domain.

Ta' Kerċem is a village in Malta, in the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community around chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581 and replaced in 1851 by a church which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910.

Fontana

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fontana, as a local council, is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Fontana was 1,160 in July 2024. This included 630 males and 530 females; 899 Maltese nationals and 261 foreign nationals.

St. Lucia

Hamlet

Photo: Matthew2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santa Luċija is a hamlet in Kerċem, in Gozo Island, Malta. The hamlet takes its name from the church situated in the middle of the hamlet. The original chapel dedicated to St Lucy was recorded by inquisitor Pietro Dusina in 1575 during his apostolic visitation.

Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Ghajn Hammier” and “Ghajn Tal-Hamimiet”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Victoria, Gozo, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

36.04833° or 36° 2′ 54″ north

Longitude

14.23028° or 14° 13′ 49″ east

Elevation

105 metres (344 feet)

Open location code

8F8P26XJ+84

GeoNames ID

2563080

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