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L-Imġarr

Mġarr

Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the of . Mġarr is a rural village, isolated from nearby towns and cities. Mġarr lies west of and is surrounded by farmland and vineyards.
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  • Type: Village with 3,630 residents
  • Description: village on the island of Malta
  • Also known as: “Imgarr”, “Imgiar”, “Imjar”, “L-Mġarr”, “Mgarr”, and “Mgiarro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples and Skorba Temples.

Archaeological site
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The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites.

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The are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in the of , which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture.

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The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello Zamittello or Zamittello Tower, is a 19th-century Victorian countryside folly on the outskirts of Mġarr. It is not open to public anymore, but sometimes the palace is open to public for events like weddings and celebrations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manikata and Wardija.

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. is situated 2½ km northwest of Mġarr.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch'). is situated 3 km northeast of Mġarr.

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. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mġarr.

Mġarr

Latitude
35.91944° or 35° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.36651° or 14° 21′ 59″ east
Population
3,630
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MT MGR
Open location code
8F7PW998+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3762432570
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2562735
Wiki­data ID
Q691220
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mġarr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المجر”
  • Arabic: “مغار”
  • Basque: “Mġarr”
  • Belarusian: “Мджар”
  • Bengali: “ম্যগার”
  • Catalan: “Mġarr”
  • Cebuano: “L-Imġarr”
  • Chinese: “姆贾尔”
  • Czech: “Mġarr”
  • Danish: “Mġarr”
  • Dutch: “Mġarr”
  • Esperanto: “Mġarr”
  • Finnish: “Mġarr”
  • French: “L-Imġarr”
  • French: “Mġarr”
  • Galician: “Mġarr”
  • German: “Mġarr”
  • Greek: “Μγκάρ”
  • Gujarati: “એમ્ગાર”
  • Hebrew: “מג’אר”
  • Hindi: “ग़ार”
  • Hungarian: “Mġarr”
  • Indonesian: “Mġarr”
  • Italian: “Mġarr”
  • Italian: “Migiarro”
  • Italian: “Moggiarro”
  • Italian: “Mugiarro”
  • Japanese: “イムジャー”
  • Japanese: “イムジャール”
  • Kannada: “ಮಿಗ್ರ್”
  • Korean: “므자르”
  • Latin: “Mġarr”
  • Latvian: “Mgara”
  • Lithuanian: “Mdžaras”
  • Lithuanian: “Mgaras”
  • Malay: “Mgarr”
  • Maltese: “Imġarr”
  • Maltese: “Mġarr”
  • Marathi: “मगार”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mgarr”
  • Persian: “مگار”
  • Polish: “Mġarr”
  • Portuguese: “Mġarr”
  • Russian: “Мгар”
  • Russian: “Мджарр”
  • Sicilian: “Mġarr”
  • Sinhala: “එම්ගාර්”
  • Spanish: “Mġarr”
  • Swedish: “L-Imġarr”
  • Swedish: “Mġarr”
  • Tamil: “மகர்”
  • Telugu: “ఎమ్‌గార్”
  • Thai: “มการ์”
  • Turkish: “Mgarr”
  • Turkish: “Mġarr”
  • Ukrainian: “Мджарр”
  • Urdu: “مجار”
  • Vietnamese: “Mġarr”

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