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Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Neolithic subterranean structure in Malta
  • Also known as: “Hypogeum”, “Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni”, “Hypogeum Temples”, “L-Ipoġew ta‘ Ħal Saflieni”, and “Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Address: Triq iċ-Ċimiterju, PLA 1116

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ħal Tarxien Temples and Parish Church of Christ the King.

Protected area
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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in , within the Port region of . They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. is situated 450 metres east of Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

Church
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The Basilica of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic parish church located in . is situated 260 metres northeast of Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

Mosque
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is a located in . The first stone of the mosque was laid by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1978 and its doors were open to the public in 1982, and officiated in 1984. is situated 730 metres north of Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarxien and Santa Luċija.

Village
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is a town in the Port region of , seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the , a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.

Village
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is a village in the of , with a population of 3,623 as of January 2022. It is one of the modern towns developed in Malta during the 20th century.

Town
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is a town in the Port Region of . It has a population of 13,066 as of 2021. Its northern fringes are bordered by the of fortifications while it merges with the towns of to the east and and to the West.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Latitude
35.86955° or 35° 52′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.50689° or 14° 30′ 25″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVG94+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 386844095
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
2562975
Wiki­data ID
Q755514
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hipogeum van Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Armenian: “Հալ Սաֆլիենի”
  • Basque: “Ħal-Saflieniko hipogeoa”
  • Bosnian: “Neolitske katakombe na Malti”
  • Bulgarian: “Хал Сафлени (хипогей)”
  • Bulgarian: “Хал Сафлени”
  • Burmese: “ဟယ်ဆပ်ဖလီနီ၏ ဟိုင်ပိုဂျီယမ်”
  • Catalan: “Hipogeu d’Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Catalan: “Hipogeu de Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Cebuano: “Hal Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Chinese: “哈尔•萨夫列尼地下宫殿”
  • Chinese: “哈尔萨夫列尼地宫”
  • Corsican: “L’Ipogeu di Ħal Saflieni”
  • Croatian: “Hipogej u Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Croatian: “Hipogeum u Hal Saflieni”
  • Croatian: “Hipogeum u Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Czech: “Hypogeum Hal Saflieni”
  • Czech: “Hypogeum Ħal Saflieni”
  • Danish: “Ħal-Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Dutch: “Hal Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Dutch: “Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Dutch: “Hypogeum van Hal Saflieni”
  • Estonian: “Ħal Saflieni hüpogeum”
  • Finnish: “Hal Saflieni”
  • Finnish: “Hal Saflienin hypogeum”
  • Finnish: “Ħal Saflienin hypogeum”
  • Finnish: “Ħal-Saflieni”
  • French: “Hypogee de Hal Saflieni”
  • French: “Hypogée de Hal Safliéni”
  • French: “Hypogée de Ħal Saflieni”
  • Galician: “Hipoxeo de Hal Saflieni”
  • Georgian: “ჰალ-საფლიენი”
  • German: “Hypogäum von Hal Saflieni”
  • German: “Hypogäum von Hal-Saflieni”
  • German: “Hypogäum von Ħal-Saflieni”
  • German: “Hypogeum von Hal Saflieni”
  • Greek: “Υπόγειο του Χαλ Σαφλιένι”
  • Hebrew: “ההיפוגאום של חל-ספליני”
  • Hindi: “हेल-सफ्लिनी का हायपोजियम”
  • Hungarian: “Ħal Saflieni-i hipogeum”
  • Indonesian: “Hipogeum Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Indonesian: “Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Italian: “Hypogeo Ħal Saflieni”
  • Italian: “ipogeo di Ħal Saflieni”
  • Italian: “Ipogeo di Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Japanese: “ハル・サフリエニの地下墳墓”
  • Korean: “할사플리니 지하 묘역”
  • Latvian: “Halsaflieni hipogenijs”
  • Lithuanian: “Hal Saflynio požemis”
  • Maltese: “Ipoġew ta’ Ħal Saflieni”
  • Maltese: “L-Ipogew ta’ Ħal Saflieni”
  • Maltese: “Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ħal-Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Norwegian: “Ħal-Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Persian: “سرداب حل-سفلینی”
  • Polish: “Hal Saflieni”
  • Polish: “Ħal Saflieni”
  • Polish: “Hypogeum Hal Saflieni”
  • Polish: “Hypogeum Ħal Saflieni”
  • Portuguese: “Hipogeu de Hal Saflieni”
  • Romanian: “Hipogeul Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Russian: “Гипогей Халь-Сафлини”
  • Russian: “Хал-Сафлиени”
  • Russian: “Халь-Сафлини”
  • Serbian: “Хипогеум Хал Сафлијени”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hipogeum u Hal Saflieni”
  • Slovak: “Hypogeum v Hal Saflieni”
  • Slovenian: “Hipogej Hal-Saflieni”
  • Slovenian: “Hipogej Ħal-Saflieni”
  • Spanish: “Hipogeo de Hal Saflieni”
  • Swedish: “Hal Saflieni Hypogeum”
  • Thai: “คูหาใต้ดินฮัลซัฟลีนี”
  • Turkish: “Ħal-Saflieni Katakompu”
  • Ukrainian: “Хал-Сафліені”
  • Vietnamese: “Hầm mộ Ħal Saflieni”
  • Vietnamese: “Hypogeum của Ħal-Saflieni”

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