Xagħra Information
Probably the earliest inhabited part of Gozo, it is home to the Ġgantija megaliths, the Xagħra Stone Circle, as well as underground features Xerri's Grotto and Ninu's Cave. It is the second-largest village after Nadur in Gozo, with a population of 4,200 people (Jun 2008). During the British period of its history, Xagħra was known as Caccia by foreign residents.[1][2]
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Xagħra Parish
Xagħra Parish is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories, locally known as 'il-Bambina'. The liturgical feast is celebrated on the 8th day of September each year and is a crowd puller as it as the last feast in the summer festa season.
Band Clubs
- Victoria Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali Vittorja)
Xagħra Main Roads
- Triq Jannar (January Street)
- Triq Gajdoru (Gajdoru Road)
- Triq Ġnien Xibla (triq oxx ta baqra u in-nies li joqodu fit tarf tahha nies demen
- Triq Għajn Ħosna (Hosna Fountain Road)
- Triq it-Tafla (Clay Street)
- Triq it-Tiġrija (racecourse street)
- Triq Marsalforn (Marsalforn Road)
- Triq Parisiot (Parisiot Road)
- Triq Ta' Ħamet (Ta' Hamet Road)
- Triq Tal-Masri (Tal-Masri Road)
- Vjal it-8 ta' Settembru (8 September Avenue)
- Triq L-Arcipriet Guzeppi Diacono (it triq fejn joqodu il-kings)
Other Streets in Xagħra
- Daħla Ċjanti (Cjanti Lane)
- Daħla Egħżien (Eghzien Lane)
- Daħla Għajn Lukin (Ghajn Lukin Road)
- Daħla Ta' Bullara (Bullara Lane)
- Daħla Ta' Sumarat (Sumarat Lane)
- Daħla tal-Ġgantija (Ggantija Lane)
- Daħla tan-Nuffara (Nuffara Lane)
- Pjazza Sant' Anton (St. Anthony Square)
- Pjazza Vittorja (Victory Square)
- Sqaq it-Tiġrija (Tigrija Alley)
- Sqaq ix-Xagħri (Xaghri Alley)
- Sqaq San Marzjan (St. Marzian Alley)
- Trejqa Ġorġ Cini (George Cini Path)
- Trejqa San Ġużepp (St. Joseph Path)
- Triq Dun Vinċenz Cauchi (Fr. Vincent Cauchi Street)
- Triq Franġisk Camilleri (Frances Camilleri Street)
- Triq Ġnien Imrik (Imrik Garden Street)
- Triq Ġużeppi Bajada (Joseph Bajada Street)
- Triq Ġużeppi Grech (Joseph Grech Street)
- Triq Ġużeppi Rapa (Joseph Rapa Street)
- Triq Ġwann M. Camilleri (John M. Camilleri Street)
- Triq George McAdam (George McAdam Street)
- Triq Għajn Lukin (Ghajn Lukin Road)
- Triq Għajn Qamar (Moon Fountain Street)
- Triq Għajn Watar (Ghajn Watar Road)
- Triq Għonqa (Her Neck Street)
- Triq il-Ġnejna (Gnejna Street)
- Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
- Triq il-Komittiva (Comittivity Street)
- Triq il-Kortoll (Kortoll Street)
- Triq il-Marġa (Marga Street)
- Triq il-Mitħna (Mill Street)
- Triq il-Patrijiet Agostinjani (Agaustinian Brothers Street)
- Triq ir-Rabat (Rabat Road)
- Triq is-Sruġ (Srug Street)
- Triq it-28 ta' April, 1688 (28 April, 1688 Street)
- Triq ix-Xagħra (Xaghra Road)
- Triq John Otto Bayer (John Otto Bayer Street)
- Triq Kalipso (Calypso Street)
- Triq l-Arċipriet Ġużepp Diacono (Archpriest Joseph Diacono Street)
- Triq l-Għar Ta' Ninu (Ninu's Cave Street)
- Triq l-Għar Ta' Xerri (Xerri's Cave Street)
- Triq l-Għejun (Fountains Street)
- Triq l-Ifran (Bakeries Street)
- Triq l-Imqades (Temples Street)
- Triq l-Ispiera (Shaft Street)
- Triq l-Isqof Rużar Farrugia (Bishop Rosario Farrugia Street)
- Triq Laurent Rapa (Laurent Rapa Street)
- Triq Liberat Grech (Liberty Grech Street)
- Triq Mannar (Mannar Street)
- Triq Marija Bambina (Nativity of Our Lady Street)
- Triq Mikelanġ Pace (Michealangelo Pace Street)
- Triq Mikiel Farrugia (Michael Farrugia Street)
- Triq Patri Mattew Sultana (Bro. Matthew Sultana Street)
- Triq Pergla (Pergla Road)
- Triq Qasam ta' Dun Anton (Fr. Anthony Estate Street)
- Triq San Ġużepp (St. Joseph Street)
- Triq San Leonardu (St. Leonard Street)
- Triq Sant' Anton (St. Anthony Street)
- Triq Santa Verna (St. Venera Street)
- Triq Ta' Bertrija (Bertrija Road)
- Triq Ta' Brieret (Brieret Road)
- Triq Ta' Bullara (Bullara Road)
- Triq Ta' Ġorf (Gorf Road)
- Triq Ta' Karkar (Karkar Road)
- Triq Ta' Sansuna (Sansuna Road)
- Triq Ta' Stellini (Stellini Road)
- Triq Tal-Qaċċa (Tal-Qaċċa Street)
- Triq Tas-Sellum (Tas-Sellum Road)
- Triq Vestru (Vestru Street)
References
External links
- Official Website
- Xaghra Parish
- Xaghra United FC
- Xaghra Farmhouses
- (http://www.xaghrascouts.com Xaghra Scouts)
- (http://www.bullaragozohomes.com Gozo Farmhouses Xaghra)
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