Mnajdra
Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: megalithic temple complex in Malta
- Also known as: “It-Tempji tal-Imnajdra”, “L-Imnaidra”, and “Mnajdra Neolithic Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Grotto and Ħamrija Tower.
Blue Grotto
Photo: Ninaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of Malta, a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta. Blue Grotto is situated 2 km east of Mnajdra.
Ħamrija Tower
Tower
Photo: Joseph.j.zarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ħamrija Tower, originally known as Torre della Pietra Nigra and also known locally as Torri ta' Rsejjen, is a small watchtower in Qrendi, Malta. It was completed in 1659 as the twelfth of the De Redin towers. Ħamrija Tower is situated 410 metres southeast of Mnajdra.
Għar Lapsi
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Għar Lapsi is a small bay near Siġġiewi, Malta. It lies about 1 km south-west of the Blue Grotto. Għar Lapsi is situated 1¼ km west of Mnajdra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.
Maqluba
Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…
Qrendi
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi.
Siġġiewi
Village
Photo: Klsiggiewi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siġġiewi, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of Malta. It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after Rabat and Mellieħa. Siġġiewi is situated 3 km north of Mnajdra.
Mnajdra
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Il-Qrendi, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.8267° or 35° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
14.4363° or 14° 26′ 11″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Open location code
8F7PRCGP+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 24151805OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2562705Wikidata ID
Q584366
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Mnajdra” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մնայդրա”
- Basque: “Mnajdra”
- Catalan: “Mnajdra”
- Cebuano: “Mnajdra”
- Chinese: “姆納德拉石廟”
- Chinese: “姆纳德拉石庙”
- Chinese: “姆那拉”
- Croatian: “Mnajdra”
- Czech: “Mnajdra”
- Dutch: “Megalithische tempels van Mnajdra”
- French: “Mnajdra”
- Galician: “Mnajdra”
- Georgian: “მნაიდრა”
- German: “Mnajdra”
- Hindi: “मनेज्ड्रा”
- Hungarian: “Mnajdra”
- Indonesian: “Mnajdra”
- Italian: “tempio di Menaidra”
- Italian: “tempio di Mnajdra”
- Italian: “Tempio di Mnajdra”
- Japanese: “イムナイドラ”
- Japanese: “イムナイドラ神殿”
- Japanese: “ムナドラ寺院”
- Korean: “므나이드라”
- Lithuanian: “Mnaidra”
- Maltese: “Imnajdra”
- Maltese: “Mnajdra”
- Maltese: “Tempji ta‘ Mnajdra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mnajdra”
- Norwegian: “Mnajdra”
- Persian: “منایدرا”
- Polish: “Mnajdra”
- Portuguese: “Mnajdra”
- Russian: “Мнайдра”
- Serbian: “Мнајдра”
- Sicilian: “Mnajdra”
- Slovak: “Mnajdra”
- Slovenian: “Mnajdra”
- Spanish: “Mnajdra”
- Swedish: “Mnajdra”
- Thai: “ลิมนัยดรา”
- Turkish: “Mnajdra”
- Ukrainian: “Мнайдра”
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