Għajn il-Kbira

Għajn il-Kbira is a locality in Siġġiewi, Malta. Għajn il-Kbira is situated nearby to the locality It-Tafli, as well as near Girgenti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Verdala Palace and Misraħ Għar il-Kbir.

Verdala Palace

Castle

Photo: Tomsen II, CC BY 3.0.

Verdala Palace is a palace in the Buskett Gardens, limits of Siġġiewi, Malta. It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta.

Misraħ Għar il-Kbir

Photo: Lysy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Misrah Ghar il-Kbir is a prehistoric site in Siġġiewi, in the south of the Island of Malta, near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts", a complex network of tracks carved in the rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dingli and Siggiewi.

Dingli

Village

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Dingli is a village in the Western Region of Malta. It is 13 kilometres from the capital Valletta and two kilometers from the nearest town, Rabat. The village lies on a plateau some 230 metres above sea level, near the highest point of Malta. Dingli is situated 2½ km west of Għajn il-Kbira.

Siggiewi

Village

Photo: Klsiggiewi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Siġġiewi, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of Malta.The island of Filfla is part of the village. Siggiewi is situated 2½ km east of Għajn il-Kbira.

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.

Għajn il-Kbira

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ghain Il Cbira” and “Ghajn il-Kbira”
Location: Siġġiewi, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.85444° or 35° 51′ 16″ north

Longitude

14.40806° or 14° 24′ 29″ east

Elevation

169 metres (554 feet)

Open location code

8F7PVC35+Q6

GeoNames ID

2563090

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