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Għar Qawqla

Għar Qawqla is a limestone formation located off on the island of in Malta. It was formerly a natural arch connected to the mainland, but the span collapsed at some point during the 20th century.
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Photo: BrandyMay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Park
  • Description: limestone formation located off Marsalforn on the island of Gozo in Malta
  • Also known as: “Ghar Qawqla”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tas-Salvatur Hill and Xwejni Bay.

Peak
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bay located in the northern part of , , within the limits of the village of . It is used as a bathing bay and starting point for divers. is situated 1½ km northwest of Għar Qawqla.

Memorial
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 1 km southwest of Għar Qawqla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsalforn and Żebbuġ.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of , the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of and .

Village
Photo: Florival fr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and an administrative unit of , in the northwest coast of the island of . It is located close to and and is built on two hilltop plateaus, Ta' Abram and Ix-Xagħra taż-Żebbuġ.

Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xagħra is in . It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.

Għar Qawqla

Latitude
36.07347° or 36° 4′ 25″ north
Longitude
14.26272° or 14° 15′ 46″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8F8P37F7+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296396808
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
2563418
Wiki­data ID
Q20925867
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Għar Qawqla” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غار قوقلا”
  • Cebuano: “Għar Qawqla”
  • German: “Għar Qawqla”
  • Maltese: “Għar Qawqla”
  • Polish: “Għar Qawqla”
  • Swedish: “Għar Qawqla”
  • Uzbek: “Għar Qawqla”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Għar Qawqla”. Photo: BrandyMay, CC BY-SA 4.0.