Ix-Xgħira
Ix-Xgħira is a locality in L-Għarb, Malta. Ix-Xgħira is situated nearby to the locality Ta’ Piena, as well as near Ta’ Ħurrieqa.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Dimitri Chapel, Għarb and Giordan Lighthouse.
St Dimitri Chapel, Għarb
Church
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of Saint Demetrius is a Roman Catholic chapel located in a rural area within the limits of Għarb, Gozo, Malta. It is the only chapel in the Maltese Islands dedicated to Demetrius of Thessaloniki, and it is associated with a legend in which the saint is said to have saved a young man who had been abducted by Barbary corsairs.
Giordan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għarb and Għasri.
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.
Għasri
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għasri is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people. By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina.
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.
Ix-Xgħira
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ix-Xghira”
- Location: L-Għarb, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.07056° or 36° 4′ 14″ northLongitude
14.20861° or 14° 12′ 31″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
8F8P36C5+6CGeoNames ID
2563362
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