Paradise Bay
Ċirkewwa is a harbour and zone situated at the northernmost point of Malta, part of the locality of Mellieħa. It is the site of the Ċirkewwa Ferry Terminal, from where regular car ferries operate to the port of Mġarr in Gozo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: harbour in Malta
- Also known as: “Ċerkewwa”, “Ċirkewwa”, “Iċ-Ċirkewwa”, “Ich Chirkeuua”, “Ich Cirkewwa”, “Il Chirkaua”, “Il-Bajja taċ-Ċirkewwa”, “Il-Port taċ-Ċirkewwa”, “Il-Qala taċ-Ċirkewwa”, “Ir ramla ta Ic Circhewa”, “Ir-Ramla tac-Cirkewwa”, and “Ir-Ramla taċ-Ċirkewwa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paradise Bay Resort and Wied Musa Battery.
Wied Musa Battery
Photo: BoneA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wied Musa Battery, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1714–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.
Tal-Bir Redoubt
Ruins
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Tal-Bir Redoubt, also known as Wied Musa Redoubt, is a redoubt in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. Today, the redoubt lies in ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manikata and Mġarr.
Manikata
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manikata is a small settlement in the limits of Mellieħa in the northwestern part of Malta. It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. The village's population of 539 is spread among 40 families.
Xemxija
Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.
Paradise Bay
- Categories: harbor, ferry port, and body of water
- Location: Mellieħa, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.98367° or 35° 59′ 1″ northLongitude
14.33221° or 14° 19′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8F7PX8MJ+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 516880615OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2562974Wikidata ID
Q336509
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Paradise Bay” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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