Luqa

Luqa is a town located in the of , 4.3 km away from the capital . 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.
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Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Chinese Garden of Serenity.

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 , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek.

Garden
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The is a public Chinese garden in , Malta. Construction of the Garden of Serenity began in September 1996 as a gift to from the People's Republic of China. The Prime Minister, Alfred Sant, opened it on 7 July 1997.

Cemetery
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The Santa Maria , often known simply as the , is a state-owned, Neo-Gothic cemetery located in , Malta. It is a multi-faith cemetery, but predominantly characterized by Catholic burials.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Luċija and Gudja.

Village
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is a village in the of . It is one of the modern towns developed in Malta during the 20th century. By virtue of an article which appeared in Government Gazette of 7 July 1961, its location is defined as the area between Tal-Barrani and Luqa By-Pass.

Village
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is a in the of . The village is located on high grounds, south of the capital . It is administered by the Local Council.

Village
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is a in the of . Located near the , it has been inhabited since pre-history. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard. The football team of the village is United.

Luqa

Latitude
35.85965° or 35° 51′ 35″ north
Longitude
14.48929° or 14° 29′ 21″ east
Population
6,160
Elevation
69 metres (226 feet)
IATA airport code
MLA
United Nations Location Code
MT LUQ
Open location code
8F7PVF5Q+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130903626
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2562788
Wiki­data ID
Q475585
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Vietnamese—“Luqa” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሉቃ”
  • Arabic: “اللقة”
  • Arabic: “لوقا”
  • Armenian: “Լուկա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Luqa”
  • Basque: “Luqa”
  • Belarusian: “Лука (Мальта)”
  • Belarusian: “Лука”
  • Bengali: “লুকা”
  • Catalan: “Luqa”
  • Cebuano: “Luqa”
  • Central Kurdish: “لوقا”
  • Chinese: “卢加”
  • Chinese: “盧加”
  • Croatian: “Luqa”
  • Danish: “Luqa”
  • Dutch: “Luqa”
  • Esperanto: “Luqa”
  • Estonian: “Luqa”
  • Finnish: “Luqa”
  • French: “Ħal Luqa”
  • French: “Luqa”
  • Galician: “Luqa”
  • German: “Luqa”
  • Greek: “Λούκα”
  • Gujarati: “લુકા”
  • Hausa: “Luqa”
  • Hebrew: “לואה”
  • Hindi: “लुका”
  • Hungarian: “Luqa”
  • Indonesian: “Luqa”
  • Italian: “Luca”
  • Italian: “Luqa”
  • Japanese: “ルア”
  • Japanese: “ルカ”
  • Javanese: “Luqa”
  • Kannada: “ಲುಕಾ”
  • Kazakh: “Лука”
  • Kirghiz: “Лука”
  • Korean: “루아”
  • Latin: “Luqa”
  • Latvian: “Luka”
  • Lithuanian: “Luka”
  • Malay: “Luqa”
  • Maltese: “Casal Luca”
  • Maltese: “Ħal Luqa”
  • Maltese: “Luqa”
  • Marathi: “लुका”
  • Mingrelian: “ლუკა”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Luqa”
  • Oromo: “Luqa”
  • Panjabi: “ਲੂਕਾ”
  • Persian: “لاکا”
  • Persian: “لوقا”
  • Polish: “Luqa”
  • Portuguese: “Luqa”
  • Pushto: “لوقا”
  • Russian: “Лука”
  • Sicilian: “Luqa”
  • Sinhala: “ලුකා”
  • Slovenian: “Luqa”
  • Somali: “Luqa”
  • Spanish: “Luqa”
  • Swahili: “Luqa”
  • Swedish: “Ħal Luqa”
  • Swedish: “Luqa”
  • Tajik: “Лука”
  • Tamil: “லுகிஆ”
  • Tatar: “Лука”
  • Telugu: “లూఖా”
  • Thai: “ลุคกา”
  • Turkish: “Luqa”
  • Ukrainian: “Лука”
  • Urdu: “لوآ”
  • Urdu: “لوقا”
  • Uzbek: “Luqa”
  • Vietnamese: “Luqa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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