Xagħra
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Xagħra | |
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Official name: | Ix-Xagħra |
Inhabitants' name: | Xagħrin |
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Latitude: | 36°3 '1" N |
Longitude: | 14°16 '3" E |
Population total: | 3,960 (Nov 2005) |
Borders: | Nadur, Victoria, Xewkija, Żebbuġ |
Patron saint: | Our Lady of Victories |
Day of festa: | September 8 |
Website: | xaghra.com/ |
Ix-Xagħra (pronounced shara in Maltese) is a village on the island of Gozo (Malta). Probably the earliest inhabited part of Gozo, it is home to the Ġgantija megaliths, the Xagħra Stone Circle, as well as underground features Xerri's Grotto and Ninu's Cave. It is the second-largest village after Nadur in Gozo, with a population of 3,960 people (Nov 2005).
[edit] Xagħra Main Roads
- Triq Jannar (January Street)
- Triq Gajdoru (Gajdoru Road)
- Triq Ġnien Xibla (Gnien Xibla Road)
- Triq Għajn Ħosna (Ghajn Hosna Road)
- Triq it-Tafla
- Triq it-Tiġrija
- Triq Marsalforn (Marsalforn Road)
- Triq Parisiot (Parisiot Road)
- Triq Ta' Ħamet (Ta' Hamet Road)
- Triq Tal-Masri (Tal-Masri Road)
- Vjal it-8 ta' Settembru (8th September Avenue)
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