Għaxaq
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Għaxaq (, ) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 5,538 as of November 2021. The surrounding areas are predominantly used for agriculture.
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Vinony's link graph records 164 inbound references to Għaxaq, and connects out to district of Malta, Rome and Malta.
It sits within the topics Għaxaq, Local councils of Malta and Towns in Malta.
Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ħal Għaxaq
- Region
- Ħal Għaxaq
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- 4,860
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Għaxaq
- Settlement.native_name
- Ħal Għaxaq
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mt
- Settlement.other_name
- Asciak
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Għaxaq.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Għaxaq skyline
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Għaxaq.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ghaxaq coa.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Laeta Sustineo (Ħienja nżommu)
- Settlement.image_map
- Ghaxaq in Malta.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Għaxaq
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Eastern District
- Settlement.parts_type
- Borders
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Malta
- Located in
- Southern Region
- Population
- 5865
- Area
- 3.9
- Elevation
- 76
- Shares border with
- Luqa
- Image
- Għaxaq.jpg
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- Commons category
- Għaxaq
- topic's main category
- Category:Għaxaq
- postal code
- GXQ
- native label
- Għaxaq
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Saint Mary's Parish Church
- Statues
- Paintings
- Feasts
- Band Clubs
- Saint Mary Band Club Ħal Għaxaq A.D 1873
- Saint Joseph Band Club
- Carnival
- Notable places in Għaxaq
- Zones in Għaxaq
- Għaxaq Local Council
- Sport
- References
- External links
Għaxaq (, ) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 5,538 as of November 2021. The surrounding areas are predominantly used for agriculture.
The village's name likely originates from the surname of a local noble family, Axiaq (also spelt Axiak or Asciak), who were feudal landholders in the 14th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Għaxaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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