Ras il-Qammieħ
Ras il-Qammieħ is a cape in Mellieħa, Malta Island. Ras il-Qammieħ is situated nearby to the locality Il-Minżel l-Abjad, as well as near Il-Minżel ta‘ Piswella.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Popeye Village and Għadira Nature Reserve.
Popeye Village
Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popeye Village, also known as Sweethaven Village, is a purpose-built film set village that has been converted into a small attraction fun park, consisting of a collection of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings.
Għadira Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għadira also known as Għadira Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta. It comprises a brackish lake and a salt marsh habitat.
Wied Musa Battery
Photo: BoneA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wied Musa Battery, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1714–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manikata and Xemxija.
Manikata
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manikata is a small settlement in the limits of Mellieħa in the northwestern part of Malta. 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.
Xemxija
Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.
Ras il-Qammieħ
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Is-Sikka tal-Qammigħ”, “Ras el Kammieh”, and “Ras il-Qammieh”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mellieħa, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.96895° or 35° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
14.3222° or 14° 19′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8F7PX89C+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6220796787OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2562649
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