Location | San Lawrenz, Gozo, Malta |
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Coordinates | 36°2′11.8″N 14°11′13.3″E / 36.036611°N 14.187028°E |
Type | Religious complex, possibly a nymphaeum |
History | |
Material | Limestone |
Founded | 3rd century BC |
Abandoned | 4th century AD |
Periods | Punic and Roman |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1964–1967 |
Archaeologists | Missione Archaeologica Italiana a Malta |
Condition | Dilapidated |
Ownership | George Spiteri |
Public access | Limited |
Ras il-Wardija is a promontory in the limits of San Lawrenz, on the southwest coast of Gozo, Malta. It contains the remains of a Punic-Roman sanctuary, which was excavated by Italian archaeologists in the 1960s. The area is privately owned and in a dilapidated state.[1]