Ras il-Ġebel
Ras il-Ġebel is a point in Ix-Xgħajra, Malta. Ras il-Ġebel is situated nearby to the village Xgħajra, as well as near the locality Il-Ħofra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Leonardo and Saint Peter’s Battery.
Fort Leonardo
Photo: Shoka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Leonardo, also known as Fort San Leonardo or Fort San Anard, is a polygonal fort in Żabbar, Malta. It was built between 1872 and 1878 by the British between the villages of San Leonardo and Żonqor above the shore east of the Grand Harbour.
Saint Peter’s Battery
Saint Peter's Battery was an artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.Fort Saint Rocco
Fort
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xgħajra and Żabbar.
Xgħajra
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
Żabbar
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Żabbar, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Ras il-Ġebel
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ras il Jebel” and “Ras il-Gebel”
- Category: landform
- Location: Ix-Xgħajra, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88806° or 35° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
14.55056° or 14° 33′ 2″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8F7PVHQ2+66GeoNames ID
2563100
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Localities in the Area
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