Munxar
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| Munxar | |
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| Official name: | Il-Munxar |
| Inhabitants' name: | Munxarin |
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| Latitude: | 36°1 '49" N |
| Longitude: | 14°14 '7" E |
| Population total: | 1,019 (Nov 2005) |
| Borders: | Fontana, Kerċem, Sannat, Xewkija |
| Patron saint: | St. Paul |
| Website: | munxar.gov.mt/ |
Munxar (or Il-Munxar) is a village which lies on the southern side of Gozo Island, Malta, close to the village of Sannat. It has its own local village council. Munxar population is 1,019 persons (Nov 2005).
The name Munxar is from the Maltese language, the English translation is "bucksaw" the teeth of the saw are represented in the village flag.
One of the people of note to have been born and lived in this village is Professor Joseph Aquilina born in Munxar on April 7, 1911. Professor Aquilina graduated first as Bachelor of Arts and later as a lawyer from the University of Malta. Between 1937 and 1940 he read Comparative Semitic Philology at the University of London where he obtained a doctorate. Among the prominent posts which Aquilina held as a full time professor at the University of Malta, was that as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Author of numerous works, including novels, critical studies, drama, linguistic papers and religious books, Professor Aquilina has also published his impressive 'Maltese-English Dictionary'.
[edit] Munxar Main Roads
- Triq Dun Spir Gauci
- Triq il-Kalkara tal-Ġir
- Triq il-Madonna tal-Karmnu (Our Lady of Monte Carmel Street)
- Triq it-12 ta' Diċembru 1957 (12th December 1957 Road)
- Triq iż-Żgħawri
- Triq Ras il-Bajjada
- Triq Santa Dminka (St Domenica Road)
- Triq Ta' Marziena (Ta' Marziena Road0
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