Il-Ħofra
Il-Ħofra is a locality in Żabbar, Malta Island. Il-Ħofra is situated nearby to the locality L-Imwieġel, as well as near San Pietru.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Battery and Fort Leonardo.
Saint Peter’s Battery
Saint Peter's Battery was an artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.Fort Leonardo
Photo: Shoka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Leonardo, also known as Fort San Leonardo or Fort San Anard, is a polygonal fort in Żabbar, Malta. It was built between 1872 and 1878 by the British between the villages of San Leonardo and Żonqor above the shore east of the Grand Harbour.
Kalkara Naval Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kalkara Naval Cemetery is a cemetery in Kalkara in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The main entrance to the cemetery is at the junction of Triq Santu Rokku and Triq San Leonardu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xgħajra and Kalkara.
Xgħajra
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Cospicua
Town
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Il-Ħofra
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Il-Hofra”
- Location: Żabbar, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88194° or 35° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
14.54472° or 14° 32′ 41″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGJV+QVGeoNames ID
2562933
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