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unusual facts about Żebbuġ, Gozo


Marsalforn

The village lies between the hill-top towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ The village forms part of the locality of Żebbuġ.


2008–09 Gozo First Division

The Gozo First Division 2008–09 (also known as the ONVOL First Division due to sponsorship reasons) was the 61st season of the Gozitan First Division, which saw Sannat Lions be declared as champions for the first time in 19 years.

A. J. Quinnell

The couple maintained residences on the island of Gozo and in Denmark.

Anton Buttigieg

He was educated at the Government Primary School, Qala (from 1916 to 1922), the Gozo Seminary (from 1923 to 1927), St Aloysius' College Malta (from 1928 to 1930) and the University of Malta, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1934, and Doctor of Laws in 1940.

Anton Buttigieg was born in Qala, Gozo, on 19 February 1912, the third child of Salvatore and Concetta (née Falzon) Buttigieg.

Brochtorff Circle

The Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra, one of possibly two stone circles at Xagħra, but also more simply known without distinction, as the Xagħra Stone Circle, is an underground Neolithic burial complex, situated in Xagħra on the Maltese island of Gozo.

Chasing Pandora

Chasing Pandora is a Maltese musical duo coming from Gozo.

Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois

Soon both Malta and Gozo were in full rebellion, with the Maltese forming a National Assembly.

Napoleon left behind a garrison of 3,053 men, 5 companies of artillery and a medical unit in Malta and Gozo.

Coryse Borg

Coryse Borg is a Maltese actress, director and writer, resident in Żebbuġ, Malta.

Dahlet Qorrot

Daħlet Qorrot Bay is a small bay found in the north of Gozo, in Nadur, Malta.

Filfola Lizard

This subspecies is found on the three main islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino.

Frederick Azzopardi

Azzopardi was first elected in 1997 as the Deputy Mayor for Victoria, Gozo's Capital, and later in 1998 contested the General Elections when he was elected in the House of Representatives of Malta.

Frenc Tal-Gharb

Francis Xavier Mercieca, known as Frenc tal-Gharb, was born in Għarb Gozo on the 3 December 1892.

Gozo Stadium

The Gozo Stadium, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the national stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta.

Harbour Air Seaplanes

A small subsidiary, Harbour Air Malta, was set up in June 2007 and a DHC-3 Turbo Otter floatplane is permanently based in Valletta, Malta for scheduled flights to Gozo and sightseeing trips around the islands.

Life Outside the Toybox

Escucha and Gozo Nuevo are remakes of earlier tracks in Spanish, namely Listen and Sweet New Found Joy.

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

The orchestra's extensive calendar of events consists mainly of symphonic concerts at the Manoel Theatre, the Mediterranean Conference Centre and other venues, as well as opera productions in Malta and Gozo and abroad.

National Archives of Malta

A Gozo facility was opened soon after, and in 1994, the then-President of Malta, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, officially opened the Archives' new Rabat head office and main facility.

Norbert Francis Attard

Director of GOZO Contemporary, an art space offering artist’s residencies on the island of Gozo.

Ramla Bay

The village of Xagħra, located on one of the hills of Gozo, overlooks this valley.

Ray Buttigieg

He attended Qala primary school, then the Lyceum in Victoria, Gozo.

Saint Rapheal Lake

Saint Rapheal Lake (San Raflu)is a small rural area just outside the locality of Kerċem, at the South-West of the island of Gozo.

St Christopher School, Letchworth

Following Nicholas's death in a road accident on the island of Gozo in Malta, the governors hired Colin Reid, essentially to carry on his work.

St. Agatha's Tower

The Tower is situated in a commanding position on the crest of Marfa Ridge at the north west end of Malta, overlooking the natural harbour and obvious landing site of Mellieħa Bay with clear views over to Comino and Gozo, and also eastward to the line of watchtowers along the north shore of Malta that linked it with the Knights headquarters in Valletta.

Women in Maltese General Elections

The Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista, PN), on the other hand, fieled its first female candidate, Mary Louise Muscat Manduca, in 1950, but it was Anne Agius Ferrante, for the first time, successfully contested the 1976 elections under PN flag, and was elected in a by-election, It was not before 1987 that another PN female candidate made it to parliament - Giovanna Debono for Gozo.

Xagħra Stone Circle

The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Brochtorff Circle since there may be two Circles at Xagħra, is an underground funerary complex, situated in Xagħra on the Maltese island of Gozo.

Xewkija Heliport

Xewkija Heliport, or Gozo Heliport, is a small heliport on the island of Gozo in Malta, near the town of Xewkija.

Xgħajra

Its local football club is known as the Xghajra Tornadoes F.C. It has no, contrary to popular belief, connection to the Gozitan village known as Xagħra.

Xlendi Tower

Xlendi Tower, Munxar, was built in 1650 on Gozo during the reign of Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Juan de Lascaris-Castellar.

Yana Mintoff

The subject was a scandal involving British architect John Poulson and the building of a "white elephant" hospital in Gozo.

Żebbuġ, Gozo

Iż-Żebbuġ is a small village on the island of Gozo in Malta located in the northwest of the island, close to the towns of Gharb and Marsalforn, on a hilltop overlooking the coast.


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