Għajnsielem
Għajnsielem is a city on Gozo, Malta. It includes the island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gozo and Ġgantija.
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.
Ġgantija
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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.
Cominotto
Islet
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Cominotto, sometimes referred to as Cominetto, is an uninhabited Mediterranean island off the northern coast of Gozo, Malta. It is located near the eponymous larger island of Comino and is part of the Maltese archipelago. Cominotto is situated 3½ km southeast of Għajnsielem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xaghra and Victoria.
Xaghra
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Xaghra is in Gozo. 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.
Victoria
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Victoria, also called Rabat is in Gozo. It should not be confused with another town called Rabat on the main island of Malta.
Għajnsielem
- Also known as: “Ghajnsielem”
- Location: Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.0267° or 36° 1′ 36″ northLongitude
14.2861° or 14° 17′ 10″ eastPopulation
2,930Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
8F8P27GP+MCGeoNames ID
8299710
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Għajnsielem” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Այնսիլեմ”
- Korean: “아인실렘”
- Lithuanian: “Gajnsilemas”
- Maltese: “Għajnsielem”
- Russian: “Айнсилем”
- Serbian: “Гајнсијелем”
- Urdu: “اینسیلیم”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Għajnsielem”. Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0.