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Għajnsielem

Għajnsielem (; meaning "Spring of Peace") is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents (as of March 2014), and is the first Gozitan village that greets the visitor on leaving Mġarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. Its name originated from the water spring, around which in 1700, Grandmaster Perellos built an arcade containing public wash basins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambray and the towering of Ghajnsielem Parish Church.

Village Motto and Coat of Arms

The Latin motto of Ghajnsielem is Ob fontem prosperitas, that is Flourishing because of a spring – Nistagħna b’nixxiegħa ilma. The springs in the area were the magnet that attracted the first inhabitants that eventually led to the prosperity of the place.

Places

The following is a list of prominent places, buildings and structures in the village.

Band Clubs

Football Clubs

Zones in Għajnsielem

  • BorÄ¡ l-Għarib
  • Fort Chambray
  • Ä nien MiÄ¡iaro
  • Iċ-Ċens
  • Il-Gudja
  • MÄ¡arr Port
  • MÄ¡arr Valley
  • Imrejżbiet
  • Rdum it-Tafal
  • Ta' Briegħen
  • Ta' Cordina
  • Ta' Kusbejja
  • Taħt il-Belt
  • Tal-Palma
  • Xatt l-Aħmar
  • Å»ewwieqa

Għajnsielem Main Roads

  • Pjazza Indipendenza (Independence Square)
  • Pjazza Loreto (Loreto Square)
  • Triq BorÄ¡ Għarib (Borg Gharib Road)
  • Triq il-Fawwara
  • Triq il-Ä nien (Garden Street)
  • Triq il-Ħamri
  • Triq il-Qala (Qala Road)
  • Triq in-Nadur (Nadur Road)
  • Triq ix-Xatt (Strand Street)
  • Triq iż-Å»ewwieqa
  • Triq l-ImÄ¡arr (MÄ¡arr Road)
  • Triq Sant' Antnin (St Anthony Road)

Twin towns – sister cities

Għajnsielem is twinned with:

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