Il-Menqa
Il-Menqa is a dock in Il-Marsa, Malta. Il-Menqa is situated nearby to the village Marsa, as well as near the locality Blata l-Bajda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Portes des Bombes.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
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 Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek.
Portes des Bombes
City gate
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Portes des Bombes, originally called Porta dei Cannoni, is an ornamental arched gate in Floriana, Malta. It was built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsa and Blata l-Bajda.
Marsa
Village
Photo: Brian Harrington Spier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsa is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,401 people as of March 2014. The name Marsa means "the harbour".
Blata l-Bajda
Locality
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Hamrun is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 9,244 as of March 2014.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.
Il-Menqa
- Type: Dock
- Also known as: “Il-Menqa tal-Braken” and “Menqa Basin”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Il-Marsa, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88444° or 35° 53′ 4″ northLongitude
14.49861° or 14° 29′ 55″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8F7PVFMX+QCGeoNames ID
2562913
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