Għejzu Cave
Għejzu Cave is a cave in Xaghra, Gozo. Għejzu Cave is situated nearby to the archaeological site Xagħra Stone Circle, as well as near the park Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa.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 280 metres east of Għejzu Cave.
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 150 metres southwest of Għejzu Cave.
Ta‘ Kola Windmill
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 270 metres north of Għejzu Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xewkija and Victoria.
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.
Victoria
Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Victoria, also called Rabat is in Gozo. It should not be confused with another town called Rabat on the main island of Malta.
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. Nadur is situated 2½ km east of Għejzu Cave.
Għejzu Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Malta
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Xaghra, Gozo, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.04749° or 36° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
14.26592° or 14° 15′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8F8P27W8+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4883919123OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q23064283
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Għejzu Cave” goes by many names.
- German: “Għar ta’ Għejżu”
- German: “Għejżu-Höhle”
- Maltese: “Għar Għejzu”
- Polish: “Għar ta’ Għejżu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa and It-Tempji tal-Ġgantija.
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