Tas-Salib

Tas-Salib is a locality in , . Tas-Salib is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Mellieħa and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa.

Fort
or Mellieħa Fort, also known as Il-Fortizza tas-Salib, is a World War II-era fort in , . It was built by the British on top of Mellieħa Hill, to serve as a civil defence depot and an observation post.

Church
Photo: Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church in the village of in . The sanctuary originated as a natural cave which was consecrated as a church at an unknown date, and local traditions link its establishment to antiquity or the medieval period.

Retail building
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Xemxija Battery or Pwales Left Battery, is an artillery battery in , limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xemxija and Manikata.

Village
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is a suburb in the western part of in the of . It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.

Village
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is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of . It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. The village's population of 539 is spread among 40 families.

Town
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Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of in the . It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. is situated 3 km east of Tas-Salib.

Tas-Salib

Latitude
35.95361° or 35° 57′ 13″ north
Longitude
14.36667° or 14° 22′ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Open location code
8F7PX938+CM
Geo­Names ID
2562336
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