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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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
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
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palazzo Stagno is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qormi and Luqa.
Qormi
Town
Photo: Rrobotto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 has a population of 16,324, making it Malta's fifth-largest city.
Luqa
Village
Photo: Wykebjs, Public domain.
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.
St. Venera
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Venera is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 8,834. It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Ħamrun, and also borders Qormi and Msida.
Tal-Ħandaq
- Categories: geographical feature and locality
- Location: Qormi, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.87017° or 35° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
14.46919° or 14° 28′ 9″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)United Nations Location Code
MT TALOpen location code
8F7PVFC9+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 130904591OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2562406Wikidata ID
Q7678689
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