Wied il-Ħemsija

Wied il-Ħemsija is a wadi in Mdina, Malta Island. Wied il-Ħemsija is situated nearby to the locality Ġnien Ħira, as well as near Ġebel id-Dwejra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Paul’s Cathedral and Palazzo Falson.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St.

Palazzo Falson, formerly known as Palazzo Cumbo-Navarra, Casa dei Castelletti, and the Norman House, is a medieval townhouse in Mdina, Malta. It was built as a family residence by the Maltese nobility, and is named after the Falson family.

Annunciation Church

Church

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The Church of the Annunciation also known as The Carmelite Church is a rich Baroque priory church of the Priory of Our Lady of Mount Carmel located in Mdina, Malta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Imtarfa and Rabat.

Imtarfa

Village

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Mtarfa is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council. It is twinned with the village of Pumpherston, Scotland.

Rabat

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rabat is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It adjoins the ancient capital city of Mdina, and a north-western part of Rabat was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.

Ta’ Qali

Hamlet

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Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of Attard and Mosta in central and northern Malta respectively, which contains the national football stadium, the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija.

Wied il-Ħemsija

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wied il Hemsia” and “Wied il-Hemsija”
Category: body of water
Location: Mdina, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.88972° or 35° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

14.40139° or 14° 24′ 5″ east

Elevation

146 metres (479 feet)

Open location code

8F7PVCQ2+VH

GeoNames ID

2562987

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ġnien Ħira and Ġebel id-Dwejra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Museum and Domvs Romana.

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