Għar Lapsi

Għar Lapsi is a small bay near , . It lies about 1 km south-west of the . Some structures in the bay were damaged by Storm Harry in January 2026.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bay, beach and cave in Malta, European Union
  • Also known as: “diving site Għar Lapsi” and “Ghar Lapsi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mnajdra and Ħamrija Tower.

Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a megalithic found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of . is approximately 497 metres from the megalithic complex.

Tower
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, originally known as Torre della Pietra Nigra and also known locally as Torri ta' Rsejjen, is a small watchtower in , . It was completed in 1659 as the twelfth of the De Redin towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.

Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming… is situated 3 km east of Għar Lapsi.

Village
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is a village in the Western Region of , with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to , and . is situated 3 km east of Għar Lapsi.

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 . It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after and . is situated 3½ km northeast of Għar Lapsi.

Għar Lapsi

Latitude
35.82707° or 35° 49′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.42357° or 14° 25′ 25″ east
Open location code
8F7PRCGF+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6721841685
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2562808
Wiki­data ID
Q5627455
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Għar Lapsi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غار لابسي”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوار لابسى”
  • French: “Għar Lapsi”
  • Spanish: “Ghar Lapsi”
  • Spanish: “Għar Lapsi”
  • Uzbek: “Għar Lapsi”

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