Gozo Region
Gozo Region is one of six regions of Malta. The region includes the islands of Gozo, Comino and several little islets such as Cominotto. The region does not border any other regions, but it is close to the Northern Region.Photo: FritzPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Region with 37,300 residents
- Description: region of Malta in Gozo and Comino
- Also known as: “Gozo Region (Għawdex)” and “Gozo Region, Malta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Xewkija Heliport and Ġgantija.
Xewkija Heliport
Aerodrome
Xewkija Heliport, also known as Gozo Heliport, is a small heliport on the island of Gozo in Malta, near the town of Xewkija.
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.
Xewkija Rotunda Church
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, commonly known as the Rotunda of Xewkija or Xewkija Rotunda, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xewkija and Għajnsielem.
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.
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.
Xaghra
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xagħra 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.
Gozo Region
- Categories: region of Malta and administrative territorial entity of Malta
- Location: Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Gozo Region” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غودش”
- Armenian: “Գոցո”
- Catalan: “Gozo”
- Chinese: “哥佐地區”
- Chinese: “戈佐地区”
- Czech: “Region Gozo”
- Dutch: “Gozo”
- Esperanto: “Regiono Gozo”
- French: “Gozo”
- French: “Région de Gozo”
- German: “Gozo Region, Malta”
- German: “Region Gozo”
- Italian: “regione di Gozo”
- Italian: “Regione di Gozo”
- Japanese: “ゴゾ地方”
- Lombard: “Region de Gozo”
- Maltese: “Għawdex”
- Maltese: “Reġjun Għawdex”
- Neapolitan: “Gozo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reġjun Għawdex”
- Norwegian: “Reġjun Għawdex”
- Occitan (post 1500): “region de Gozo”
- Persian: “منطقه گوزو”
- Russian: “Gozo”
- Russian: “Гозо”
- Russian: “Гоцо (регион)”
- Russian: “Гоцо”
- Slovenian: “Għawdex”
- Slovenian: “Gozo”
- Spanish: “Region de Gozo”
- Spanish: “Región de Gozo”
- Ukrainian: “Гоцо”
- Urdu: “گوزو علاقہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ta-Lambert and Tal-Lunzjata.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Xewkija Heliport and Mġarr ix-Xini.
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