Talk:Gozo

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[edit] what a pity

so little information on gozo! Maltesedog 19:12, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

and less on victoria Srl 19:15, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
It's indeed a shame. Would LOVE to know more about Gozo. Please contribute! -Finnish Traveler

[edit] The Picture

The picture is of the Blue Lagoon which, technically, is part of Comino. If I remember my Maltese geography, the island in the background would be the Maltese mainland.

I've got some high quality holiday snaps of Gozo from when I went in October 2004 (inc. Ta'Pinu, Fungus Rock, Azure window etc.) so can upload a couple of them. Got some books on Gozo so may be able to add more info to the page. Coldsun2005 09:09, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The picture is captioned correctly as Mgarr ix-xini, which is on Gozo's south coast, just west of the main harbor of MgarrMaz356 (talk) 12:59, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning

I think "Gozo" comes from old Italian "Gozzo", also joy. But in the article it is said that "ghaudex" come from the old arabic word for "joy". Is it really old Arabic, or maybe Latin? In Latin to joy was "gaudere", that looks souspiciusly close to "ghaudex"... --83.32.66.110 18:16, 18 June 2006 (UTC)


Gozo is derived from the punic words M GWL (Gaulos) which means the people of Gozo and is inscribed on the Melitensia Quinta. Many history books state that all of the Gozitans were taken as slaves by the Turks, this is not entirtely true as most of the young Gozitans at the time fled and sought refuge in caves and some of them even went back to Gozo by taking Turkish vessels pretending to be under their command. This is what our ancestors passed down to us and it is part of our legacy. Regarding the people of Malta and their origins it is interesting to note the DNA study held by Wells and Zalloua on the relation between Phoenicians and the Maltese which might also shed some light on the origins of the Maltese language.

[edit] Not really encylopedic

Alot of this article seems like an advertisement for the area. Mainly "Walking, Rambling and Hiking". I think this should be changed to be more encylopedic or that section removed completely. Alcryt 11:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)