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Marsaskala

Marsaskala

Marsaskala, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala is a seaside town in the of . Originally a fishing village, it has grown into a tourist destination and a permanent hometown for an ever-growing population.
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  • Type: Town with 12,100 residents
  • Description: town in Malta
  • Also known as: “M’Skala”, “Marsa Scala”, “Marsascala”, and “Wied il Ghain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mamo Tower and Sant‘ Antnin Family Park.

Historic building
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, also known as San Tommaso Tower, is a fortified residence in Marsaskala, . It was built by the Mamo family in 1657 on rising ground above St Thomas Bay on the east shore of Malta.

Park
Sant'Antnin Family Park is a large and playground complex 1.51 kilometres west of the town of Marsaskala, located on the eastern edge of the of .

Fort
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, also known as Marsaskala Redoubt or the Vendôme Entrenchment, is a redoubt in Marsaskala, . It was built in 1715 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Żabbar and Marsaxlokk.

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, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of . It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.

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is a small, traditional fishing village in the of . It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history.

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The Southern Harbour of extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and , with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.

Marsaskala

Latitude
35.86292° or 35° 51′ 47″ north
Longitude
14.55919° or 14° 33′ 33″ east
Population
12,100
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MT MSS
Open location code
8F7PVH75+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130932631
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2562750
Wiki­data ID
Q534571
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Marsaskala” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرسى الصقلي”
  • Arabic: “مارساسكالا”
  • Arabic: “وادي العين”
  • Arabic: “وَادِي العَيْنِ”
  • Armenian: “Մարսասկալա”
  • Basque: “Marsaskala”
  • Belarusian: “Марсаскала”
  • Bengali: “মারসাস্কালা”
  • Catalan: “Marsaskala”
  • Cebuano: “Marsaskala (kapital sa rehiyon)”
  • Cebuano: “Marsaskala”
  • Central Kurdish: “مارساسکالا”
  • Chinese: “馬爾薩斯卡拉”
  • Chinese: “马尔萨斯卡拉”
  • Czech: “Marsaskala”
  • Czech: “Wied il-Ghajn”
  • Danish: “Marsaskala”
  • Dutch: “Marsaskala”
  • Esperanto: “Marsaskala”
  • Finnish: “Marsaskala”
  • French: “Marsaskala”
  • German: “Marsaskala”
  • Greek: “Μαρσασκάλα”
  • Gujarati: “મરસાસકાલા”
  • Hindi: “मर्सस्कला”
  • Hungarian: “Marsaskala”
  • Indonesian: “Marsaskala”
  • Italian: “Marsascala”
  • Japanese: “マルサスカラ”
  • Kannada: “ಮರ್ಸ್ಕಲಾ”
  • Korean: “마르사스칼라”
  • Latin: “Marzascala”
  • Latvian: “Marsaskala”
  • Lithuanian: “Marsaskala”
  • Luxembourgish: “Marsaskala”
  • Malay: “Marsaskala”
  • Maltese: “M’Scala”
  • Maltese: “Marsascala”
  • Maltese: “Marsaskala”
  • Maltese: “Wied il-Għajn”
  • Marathi: “मार्सस्कॅला”
  • Mingrelian: “მარსასკალა”
  • Moksha: “Марсаскала”
  • Northern Sami: “Marsaskala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marsakala”
  • Norwegian: “Marsakala”
  • Persian: “مرسسکلا”
  • Polish: “Marsaskala”
  • Portuguese: “Marsaskala”
  • Russian: “Марсаскала”
  • Scots: “Marsaskala”
  • Sicilian: “Marsaskala”
  • Sinhala: “මාර්සකලා”
  • Spanish: “Marsaskala”
  • Swedish: “Marsaskala”
  • Tamil: “மார்சஸ்களை”
  • Telugu: “మర్సాస్కా”
  • Thai: “มาร์ซาสกาลา”
  • Turkish: “Marsaskala”
  • Ukrainian: “Марсаскала”
  • Urdu: “مارساسکالا”
  • Vietnamese: “Marsaskala”
  • Volapük: “Marsaskala”

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