Il-Fossa
Il-Fossa is in Marsaxlokk, Malta Island. Il-Fossa is situated nearby to Delimara Power Station, as well as near the town Birżebbuġa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Għar Dalam and Fort Delimara.
Għar Dalam
Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Għar Dalam is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Għar Dalam is situated 2 km west of Il-Fossa.
Fort Delimara
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Delimara is a polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British as part of a chain of fortifications intended to protect Marsaxlokk Harbour. Fort Delimara is situated 1¼ km southeast of Il-Fossa.
Delimara Power Station
Power station
Photo: VivaPN, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Delimara power station is located near Marsaxlokk in the southeast of Malta and is the newest power plant in Malta. It was put into operation in 1992 and redeveloped to LNG in the 2010s. Delimara Power Station is situated 1 km east of Il-Fossa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Birżebbuġa.
Southern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and the Three Cities, with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.
Birżebbuġa
Town
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birżebbuġa is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta, close to Marsaxlokk. It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital Valletta, and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.
Żejtun
Town
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Żejtun is a city of 11,000 people in Malta Island, Malta. It is the largest city in the south of the island and one of the oldest cities in Malta. Żejtun is situated 2½ km northwest of Il-Fossa.
Il-Fossa
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: no
- Category: tourism
- Location: Marsaxlokk, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.83237° or 35° 49′ 57″ northLongitude
14.54657° or 14° 32′ 48″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8F7PRGJW+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4777371425OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
2562956
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