Nuffara
Nuffara is a triangulation station in Xaghra, Gozo. Nuffara is situated nearby to Ġgantija, as well as near the archaeological site Xagħra Stone Circle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ġgantija and Xagħra Stone Circle.
Ġgantija
Photo: FritzPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Ġgantija is situated 690 metres northwest of Nuffara.
Xagħra Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, Public domain.
The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of caves which were used to bury the dead, and which were surrounded by a walled enclosure. Xagħra Stone Circle is situated 1 km northwest of Nuffara.
Ta‘ Kola Windmill
Museum
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Ta' Kola Windmill, Maltese: Il-Mitħna ta' Kola, is a windmill in the village of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. It was built in 1725 by the Fondazione Vilhena of Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, and was rebuilt in the 1780s. Ta‘ Kola Windmill is situated 1 km northwest of Nuffara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xewkija and Nadur.
Xewkija
Village
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xewkija is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014.
Nadur
Village
Photo: Mariosaliba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nadur is an administrative unit of Malta, located in the eastern part of the island of Gozo. Nadur is built on a plateau and is one of the largest localities in Gozo.
Għajnsielem
Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0.
Għajnsielem is a city on Gozo, Malta. It includes the island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents.
Nuffara
- Type: Triangulation station
- Location: Xaghra, Gozo, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.04194° or 36° 2′ 31″ northLongitude
14.27306° or 14° 16′ 23″ eastElevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
8F8P27RF+Q6GeoNames ID
2564156
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