Is-Saqwi
Is-Saqwi is a locality in Fontana, Malta. Is-Saqwi is situated nearby to the village Munxar, as well as near the locality Għajn il-Kbira.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint George’s Basilica and Gozo Museum of Archaeology.
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.
Gozo Museum of Archaeology
Museum
Cathedral of the Assumption
Church
Photo: Laredawg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cittadella of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo since the formation of the diocese in 1864.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Munxar and Sannat.
Munxar
Village
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munxar is an administrative unit of Malta, which lies on the southern side of the island of Gozo. As of March 2014, its population was 1,454 people. Close to this village, there is Xlendi Bay, a popular tourist resort engulfed in a fjord-like inlet amongst high cliffs.
Sannat
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sannat is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 2,117 people. Ta' Sannat is in the south of Gozo, popular for its very high cliffs, ancient cart ruts, temples and dolmens, and rich fauna and flora.
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.
Is-Saqwi
- Type: Locality
- Location: Fontana, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.0341° or 36° 2′ 3″ northLongitude
14.23502° or 14° 14′ 6″ eastElevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
8F8P26MP+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13197772510OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2562861
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