Tal-Ħandaq

Tal-Ħandaq is an area in Qormi, Malta. It is a low hill, situated on the left side of Mdina Road in Qormi.

Type: Suburb
Description: area in Qormi, Malta
Also known as: “Il Handak”, “Tal Handak”, and “Tal-Handaq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Museum

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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 3½ km east of Tal-Ħandaq.

Ħal Tarxien Temples

Protected area

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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in Tarxien, within the Port region of Malta. They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. Ħal Tarxien Temples is situated 4 km east of Tal-Ħandaq.

Palazzo Stagno

Historic building

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Palazzo Stagno is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qormi and Luqa.

Qormi

Town

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Qormi, also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It had a population of 16,324, making it Malta's fifth-largest city.

Luqa

Village

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Luqa is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's older towns and villages.