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Ħalfa Rock

Ħalfa Rock is a deserted small islet and limestone rock on the south-east coast of the island of in the . The islet is typified by a small maritime labiate garrigue environment, with germander and prasium shrubs, with the occurrence…
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: deserted small islet and limestone rock in Malta
  • Also known as: “Gebel tal-Halfa” and “Jebel tal Halfa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Comino and Ħondoq ir-Rummien.

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the islands in the . It is the smallest inhabited island of the Maltese islands with a grand total of 3 permanent inhabitants, as well as a hotel which caters mostly for overseas visitors on all-inclusive package tours.

Beach
("Pomegranate Moat", the coastline below the village of , , is dotted with traditional salt pans, some of which are still actively used to harvest salt throughout the summer months.

Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qala and Mġarr.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an administrative unit of , on the island of , with a population of 2,300 as of November 2021. Nearby is , a coastline with salt pans and caves.

Village
Photo: HH58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a harbour town in south-eastern , . is situated 3 km west of Ħalfa Rock.

Village
Photo: Mariosaliba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an administrative unit of , located in the eastern part of the island of . is built on a plateau and is one of the largest localities in Gozo. is situated 3½ km west of Ħalfa Rock.

Ħalfa Rock

Latitude
36.02925° or 36° 1′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.33115° or 14° 19′ 52″ east
Open location code
8F8P28HJ+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10365724
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2563012
Wiki­data ID
Q20922695
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Satellite Map

Discover Ħalfa Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ħalfa Rock” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صخرة الهالفا”
  • Cebuano: “Ġebel tal-Ħalfa”
  • Czech: “Ħalfa Rock”
  • Estonian: “Ħalfa Rock”
  • Maltese: “Il-Blata tal-Ħalfa”
  • Maltese: “Il-Ġebla tal-Ħalfa”
  • Polish: “Halfa Rock”
  • Swedish: “Ġebel tal-Ħalfa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ħalfa Rock”. Photo: Zugraga, CC BY-SA 4.0.