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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: List of localities in Malta, Qala, Malta, Xlendi, Victoria, Gozo, Nadur, Munxar, Xewkija, gantija, Marsalforn, Xag ra, Fontana, Gozo, List of parks and gardens in Malta, G arb, G ajnsielem, Saint Lawrence, Malta, G asri, Sannat, Ker em, Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo, Ta' Pinu, ebbu, Gozo, Ramla Bay, Fungus Rock, M arr, G.F.A. Cup, Xag ra Stone Circle, List of towns in Malta and Gozo, Gozo Stadium, Sicilian Shrew, Azure Window, Gozo Football League, Inland Sea, Gozo, Gozo Football Association, ondoq ir-Rummien, Nadur Carnival, Ta' Kenuna Tower, Folklore Museum, G ar ix-Xih, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fontana, Lumi laring ta ghawdex, Sannat Ground, Xerri's Grotto, Mgarr ix-Xini, Ninu's Cave. Excerpt: This is a list of localities in Malta and Gozo, sorted by council. Qala () is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 1,609 people (Nov 2005). Nearby is ondoq ir-Rummien, a coastline with salt pans and caves popular with snorkellers. Qala is first referred to in a fifteenth century portolan preserved at the Vatican library has taken its name from the qala or port of ondoq ir-Rummien. It is the easternmost village of Gozo and has been inhabited since early times. The development of the present settlement began in the second half of the seventeenth century. It is a pleasant and rural place with many natural and historic attractions. Though Qala is the farthest village from Gozo's capital, Victoria, it is the closest to the rest of the Maltese archipelago, and the rocky hillsides of Qala enjoy an unobstructed view of the islands of Malta and Comino. Breath taking scenes can be enjoyed, among other places, from the Qala Belvedere and from the small courtyard in front of the church known as Il-Madonna tal-Blat (Saint Mary of the Rocks). This church faces Comino and legend has it that it was built...
