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SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON DEVELOPING INVESTMENT PROJECT
PIPELINE IN THE EU- MALTA PROJECT LIST
Project No 2
TRANSPORT – Corridors and missing links- other strategic projects
Ports and Airports:
Construction of rural airfield in Gozo – the second island in the Maltese
Archipelago.
Project details:
Gozo is the second largest island of the Maltese Archipelago that
consists of three islands known as Gozo, Comino and mainland Malta.
Roughly circular in shape, 14km by 7km in area, Gozo is hilly and from
the south-west to the north-west, the coast is entirely surrounded by
cliffs. The highest point on the island rises 190 metres above sea level.
The southern part of the island facing Malta, is low lying, but it rises near
the coast and forms the vertical cliffs of Ta’ Cenc that jut out like a
bastion into the sea. Several narrow valleys cut through and dissect the
plateau – the best known being Marsalforn, Xlendi and Ramla l-Hamra.
Gozo is rural and simple, its culture and way of life rooted in fishing, and
in primitive pastoral and agricultural activity. Tomatoes, potatoes,
onions, melons, grapes, figs, oranges, and tangerines are the island’s
prime agricultural produce.
Ggantija Temples in Xaghra, Gozo, are one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, and
they date back to 3600 -3000 BC. In fact these temples are documented as the oldest free
standing structures in the world.
Gozo though separated from mainland Malta by just a 5km stretch of
Mediterranean sea is distinctly different from Malta. The soil is fertile as
much blue clay is present. This means that rain water does not sink
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PIPELINE IN THE EU- MALTA PROJECT LIST
Project No 2
TRANSPORT – Corridors and missing links- other strategic projects
Ports and Airports:
Construction of rural airfield in Gozo – the second island in the Maltese
Archipelago.
Project details:
Gozo is the second largest island of the Maltese Archipelago that
consists of three islands known as Gozo, Comino and mainland Malta.
Roughly circular in shape, 14km by 7km in area, Gozo is hilly and from
the south-west to the north-west, the coast is entirely surrounded by
cliffs. The highest point on the island rises 190 metres above sea level.
The southern part of the island facing Malta, is low lying, but it rises near
the coast and forms the vertical cliffs of Ta’ Cenc that jut out like a
bastion into the sea. Several narrow valleys cut through and dissect the
plateau – the best known being Marsalforn, Xlendi and Ramla l-Hamra.
Gozo is rural and simple, its culture and way of life rooted in fishing, and
in primitive pastoral and agricultural activity. Tomatoes, potatoes,
onions, melons, grapes, figs, oranges, and tangerines are the island’s
prime agricultural produce.
Ggantija Temples in Xaghra, Gozo, are one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, and
they date back to 3600 -3000 BC. In fact these temples are documented as the oldest free
standing structures in the world.
Gozo though separated from mainland Malta by just a 5km stretch of
Mediterranean sea is distinctly different from Malta. The soil is fertile as
much blue clay is present. This means that rain water does not sink
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