Xlendi
Sign in to saveXlendi is an urban village located in the southwest of the island of Gozo, Malta. It is bordered by the villages of Munxar, Fontana, and Kerċem. The village is administered by the Munxar Local Council, but it has its coat of arms and motto. Since March 2010, Xlendi has had a five-member "mini council" responsible for managing local activities and affairs.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Xlendi
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mlt
- Settlement.official_name
- Ix-Xlendi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Xlendi Bucht Panorama.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A panoramic view of Xlendi
- Settlement.image_shield
- Xlendi Emblem (b&w).png
- Settlement.motto
- Navium Tutela
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- Malta
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- Country
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- Island
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- 22px|border Gozo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Malta
- Located in
- Munxar
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Official website
- www.munxar.gov.mt/xlendi.html
- Image
- Xlendi Bucht Panorama.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historical places
- Punic Tombs
- Xlendi Tower
- Chapels
- Underground Emergency Mill
- Topography
- Xlendi Bay
- Valleys
- Caves
- Nature
- The Feast in Xlendi Bay
- References
Xlendi is an urban village located in the southwest of the island of Gozo, Malta. It is bordered by the villages of Munxar, Fontana, and Kerċem. The village is administered by the Munxar Local Council, but it has its coat of arms and motto. Since March 2010, Xlendi has had a five-member "mini council" responsible for managing local activities and affairs.
==Etymology== The name Xlendi is of Byzantine origin. It is derived from a galley of that period, the Shilandi, which was wrecked along the coast near the mouth of the bay and rediscovered in the 1960s. The wreck has since become a popular diving site.