Għasri
Għasri
L-Għasri | |
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Corpus Christi | |
Day of festa | June |
Website | Official website |
Għasri (Maltese: L-Għasri) is an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people (as of March 2014).[1] By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina. Għasri, however, has a relatively large area.
The village lies between the hills of Żebbuġ and Għammar. The name has Arabic origins and refers to the period of the day in between the afternoon and the evening.
A lighthouse on Ġurdan hill, better known as the Giordan Lighthouse dominates Għasri. The famous lighthouse rises 180 metres above sea level and was inaugurated in 1853. Its beam can be seen up to 50 kilometres away. Upon the hill around the lighthouse there are 360-degree views of Gozo that lure many hikers, who ascend the steep path to the hilltop.
From the Village Square, a road leads to the fabulous valley of
The
Access and roads
Għasri is reached by forking right on the
Main roads in Għasri
- Pjazza Salvatur (Corpus Christi Square)
- Triq il-Fanal (Lighthouse Street)
- Triq il-Wilġa (Daleland Street)
- Triq iż-Żebbuġ (Zebbug Road)
- Triq Salvu Gambin (S. Gambin Street)
- Triq Dun Karm Caruana (Fr.Carmelo Caruana Street)
Other streets
- Daħla Ta' Għammar (Għammar Street)
- Sqaq il-Knisja (Church Alley)
- Sqaq Wied tal-Qattus (Cat's Valley Alley)
- Trejqet Ġesù Nazzarenu (Jesus of Nazareth Path)
- Trejqet il-Farfett tal-Korpus (Corpus Butterfly Path)
- Triq id-Dehra (Apparition Street)
- Triq il-Ġonna (Gardens Street)
- Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
- Triq il-Maxrabija (Maxrabija Street)
- Triq it-Tamar (Dates Street)
- Triq l-Għarb (Għarb Road)
- Triq Ta' Għammar (Għammar Road)
- Triq Ta' Pinu (Ta' Pinu Road)
- Triq Tal-Fenek (Tal-Fenek Road)
- Triq Tal-Kanun (Tal-Kanun Road)
- Triq Wied l-Għasri (Għasri Valley Road)
- Triq Wied Sara (Sahra Valley Road)
- Wesgħa Dun Ġużepp Buttigieg (Fr. Joseph Buttigieg Place)
Twin towns – sister cities
Għasri is
- Ottenschlag, Austria
- Le Cabanial, France
References
- ^ "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Retrieved 18 September 2019.