Wied il-Ġifna

Wied il-Ġifna is a wadi in Ta’ Kerċem, Malta. Wied il-Ġifna is situated nearby to the village Kercem, as well as near the locality Tal-Ġifna.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gozo and Għar Għerduf catacombs.

Gozo

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Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. Smaller, more remote and less built-up than Malta itself, it is a popular destination in its own right, particularly for more mature British and German couples.

Għar Għerduf catacombs

Historic site

The Għar Għerduf catacombs at Ta' Kerċem, also known as Għar Gerduf, are the only surviving early Christian catacombs or paleochristian hypogea in Gozo, Malta.

Saint George’s Basilica

Church

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St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys.

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.

Victoria

Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Victoria, also called Rabat is in Gozo. It should not be confused with another town called Rabat on the main island of Malta.

Wied il-Ġifna

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wied il-Gifna”
Category: body of water
Location: Ta’ Kerċem, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

36.04278° or 36° 2′ 34″ north

Longitude

14.22944° or 14° 13′ 46″ east

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Open location code

8F8P26VH+4Q

GeoNames ID

2564127

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Satellite Map

Discover Wied il-Ġifna from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tal-Ġifna and Ta’ Xkura.

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Highlights include Għajn Tal-Ħamimiet and Il-Gelmus.

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