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Misraħ Għar il-Kbir. Misrah Ghar il-Kbir (informally known as Clapham Junction) is a prehistoric site in Siġġiewi, in the south of the Island of Malta, near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its " cart ruts ", a complex network of tracks carved in the rock. The age and purpose of the tracks is uncertain with estimates of their origins ...
The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni ( Maltese: Ipoġew ta' Ħal Saflieni; Maltese pronunciation: [safˈlɪː.nɪ]) is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase (3300 – 3000 BC) in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum ( Maltese: Ipoġew ), literally meaning "underground" in ...
Għar il-Kbir ( English: Literally: "The big cave") is a complex of caves in Siggiewi, Malta. [1] It is mostly known for several curt ruts which are located next to it. [2] It is also commonly believed that several families of troglodytes inhabited the cave until 1835. [3] The general structure of the cave system has eight caves spread across ...
The Megalithic Temples of Malta ( Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, [1] built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. [2] They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth ...
No. Borġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near Birżebbuġa, Malta. It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as the remains of a Bronze Age village which includes the earliest fortification in Malta. The site is located close to various Bronze Age cart ruts and silos, a ...
Albert Park tunnels – World War II civilian air raid shelters sealed in 1946; Te Wairoa – "The Buried Village", a Maori village buried by volcanic eruption in 1886; Wairau Bar – rivermouth site of pre-European Maori settlement; Huriawa Peninsula - Te Pa a Te Wera, Reserve, and archeological sites
San Ġwann. / 35.90944°N 14.47861°E / 35.90944; 14.47861. San Ġwann ( English: Saint John) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. [2] Prior to its establishment as a distinct municipality, it was a fragmented community comprising parts of Birkirkara and St. Julian's.
Malta ( / ˈmɒltə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈmɔːltə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ] ), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, [15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.