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Hagar Qin

Ħaġar Qim is a megalithic found on the Mediterranean island of , dating from the Ġgantija phase. The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural masterpieces." In 1992 UNESCO recognized Ħaġar Qim and four other Maltese megalithic structures as World Heritage Sites.
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Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: megalithic temple complex
  • Also known as: “Haġar Kim”, “Hagar Qim”, and “Ħaġar Qim”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mnajdra and Blue Grotto.

Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a megalithic found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of . is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. is situated 660 metres west of Hagar Qin.

Photo: Ninaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of , a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Hagar Qin.

Tower
Photo: Joseph.j.zarb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, originally known as Torre della Pietra Nigra and also known locally as Torri ta' Rsejjen, is a small watchtower in , . It was completed in 1659 as the twelfth of the De Redin towers. is situated 440 metres southwest of Hagar Qin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.

Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…

Village
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is a village in the Western Region of , with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to , and .

Town
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is a town in the Western Region of . It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014. is situated 3 km east of Hagar Qin.

Hagar Qin

Latitude
35.8272° or 35° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
14.44355° or 14° 26′ 37″ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Operator
Heritage Malta
Open location code
8F7PRCGV+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112265657
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
2563017
Wiki­data ID
Q343053
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Hagar Qin” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հաջար Քիմ”
  • Basque: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Catalan: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Cebuano: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Chinese: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Chinese: “海嘎尔-奇”
  • Corsican: “Ħhàġar Qim”
  • Czech: “Hagar Qim”
  • Czech: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Dutch: “Hagar Kim”
  • Dutch: “Hagar Qim”
  • Dutch: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Dutch: “Megalithische tempel van Hagar Qim”
  • Dutch: “Megalithische tempel van Ħaġar Qim”
  • Esperanto: “Hagar Qim”
  • Esperanto: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • French: “Hagar Qim”
  • French: “Haġar Qim”
  • French: “Ħagar Qim”
  • French: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • French: “Hagar Qin”
  • Galician: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Georgian: “ჰაჯარ-კიმი”
  • German: “Hagar Qim”
  • German: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Hindi: “हैगर किम”
  • Hungarian: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Indonesian: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Italian: “Hagar Qim”
  • Italian: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Latvian: “Hadžarkims”
  • Lithuanian: “Hadžar Ymas”
  • Maltese: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Persian: “حجر قیم”
  • Polish: “Hagar Qim”
  • Polish: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Portuguese: “Hagar Qim”
  • Russian: “Хаджар-Ким”
  • Serbian: “Хаџар Ким”
  • Slovenian: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Spanish: “Hagar Qim”
  • Spanish: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Swedish: “Hagar qim”
  • Swedish: “Hagar Qim”
  • Thai: “ฮาจาร์อีม”
  • Turkish: “Ħaġar Qim”
  • Ukrainian: “Хаджар-Кім”

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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 “Hagar Qin”. Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.