Wied Sansun
Wied Sansun is a wadi in Ta’ Kerċem, Malta. Wied Sansun is situated nearby to the locality Ta’ Zonda, as well as near Ta’ Sarraflu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fungus Rock and Xlendi Tower.
Fungus Rock
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Gozo, itself an island in the Maltese archipelago.
Xlendi Tower
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xlendi Tower is a small watchtower near Xlendi Bay, within the limits of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta. The tower is one of the Lascaris towers and dates to 1650; it is currently undergoing restoration.
Azure Window
The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. Azure Window is situated 3 km northwest of Wied Sansun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xlendi and St. Lucia.
Xlendi
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xlendi is a town on Gozo's south coast. Formerly a picture perfect Mediterranean fishing village, it has now been expanded to several times its old size by modern hotels and apartments.
St. Lucia
Hamlet
Photo: Matthew2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Luċija is a hamlet in Kerċem, in Gozo Island, Malta. 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.
Kerċem
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.
Wied Sansun
- Type: Wadi
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ta’ Kerċem, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.03361° or 36° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
14.2075° or 14° 12′ 27″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8F8P26M5+C2GeoNames ID
2564181
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