Ir-Ras

Ir-Ras is a hill in , and has an elevation of 27 metres. Ir-Ras is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Għar Dalam and Parish Church of the Madonna of Pompei.

Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of , Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the fishing village of in .

Archaeological site
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near , . It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as the remains of a Bronze Age village which includes the earliest fortification in Malta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Birżebbuġa.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Town
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside town in the of , close to . It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital , and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.

Town
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city of 11,000 people in , . It is the largest city in the south of the island and one of the oldest cities in Malta.

Ir-Ras

Latitude
35.835° or 35° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
14.54139° or 14° 32′ 29″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8F7PRGPR+2H
Geo­Names ID
2562868
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