Fungus Rock

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 , itself an island in the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: small islet in Gozo
  • Also known as: “Il-Gebla tal-General” and “Ta General”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Collapsed Azure Window and Inland Sea.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of , located just off the shores of . The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017.

Lagoon
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The , sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.

Tower
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is a small watchtower in Dwejra Bay, , which is on the island of in . It was completed in 1652, and is part of the Lascaris towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Lawrence and Gharb.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of , on the island of . Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality.

Village
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Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of . 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.

Hamlet
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Santa Luċija is a hamlet in , in Island, . 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. is situated 2½ km east of Fungus Rock.

Fungus Rock

Latitude
36.04686° or 36° 2′ 49″ north
Longitude
14.18866° or 14° 11′ 19″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8F8P25WQ+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23560060
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2563099
Wiki­data ID
Q537627
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Satellite Map

Discover Fungus Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Fungus Rock” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Shkëmbi i kërpudhave”
  • Arabic: “جبلة الجنرال”
  • Arabic: “جبلة الطرثوث”
  • Arabic: “صخرة الطرثوث”
  • Arabic: “صخرة الفطر”
  • Azerbaijani: “Göbələk qayası”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Грыбная скала”
  • Belarusian: “Грыбная скала”
  • Cebuano: “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Croatian: “Fungus Rock”
  • Czech: “Fungus Rock”
  • Danish: “Fungus Rock”
  • Dutch: “Fungus Rock”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فونجوس روك”
  • Estonian: “Fungus Rock”
  • French: “Fungus Rock”
  • French: “Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Georgian: “სოკოს კლდე”
  • German: “Fungus Rock”
  • Hungarian: “Generális-szikla”
  • Italian: “Fungus Rock”
  • Italian: “Rocca del Generale”
  • Korean: “펑거스 록”
  • Latvian: “Sēņu klints”
  • Limburgan: “Fungus Rock”
  • Lithuanian: “Grybo uola”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fungus Rock”
  • Maltese: “Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Maltese: “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fungus Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fungus Rock”
  • Norwegian: “Fungus Rock”
  • Persian: “صخره تل جنرال”
  • Polish: “Fungus Rock”
  • Portuguese: “Rocha do Fungo”
  • Portuguese: “Rocha Fungus”
  • Russian: “Грибная скала”
  • Serbian: “Фунгус рок”
  • Sicilian: “Fungus Rock”
  • Slovenian: “Fungus Rock”
  • Slovenian: “Gobja skala”
  • Slovenian: “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Spanish: “Roca Fungus”
  • Swedish: “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”
  • Turkish: “Mantar Kaya”
  • Ukrainian: “Фунгус”
  • Uzbek: “Fungus qoyasi”

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