Bubaqra
Bubaqra is a hamlet with its own administrative division in Żurrieq, Malta. Whilst it is a part of Żurrieq it wasn't always the case. It is a small rural village between Nigret and Ħal Far.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 6,700 residents
- Description: administrative Committee in Malta, Malta
- Also known as: “Bubakra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bubaqra Tower and Chapel of St Leo I.
Bubaqra Tower
Historic building
Photo: Malcolmalta, Public domain.
Bubaqra Tower, formerly named as Saliba Tower, is a fortified house in Bubaqra, limits of Żurrieq, Malta. It was built as a country retreat in the late 16th century.
Chapel of St Leo I
Building
Photo: NickGeorge1993, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of St Leo is a Roman Catholic chapel is located in the village of Żurrieq, Malta. The chapel serves as the official cemetery chapel of Żurrieq. It is the only such chapel dedicated to Pope Leo I in Malta.
Church of St Catherine, Żurrieq
Church
Photo: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Catherine is a Roman Catholic parish church that serves the village of Żurrieq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Żurrieq and Safi.
Żurrieq
Town
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Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014.
Safi
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, bordering Żurrieq and Kirkop. It has a population of 2,126 people as of March 2014. The formation of the village, as known today, goes back to the Punic-Roman period: the Ta' Ġawhar Tower, a round Punic-Roman tower in the village, was probably built at the time of the Punic Wars.
Maqluba
Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…
Bubaqra
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Iż-Żurrieq, Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bubaqra” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bubaqra”
- Dutch: “Bubaqra”
- French: “Bubagra”
- Hungarian: “Bubaqra”
- Irish: “Bubaqra”
- Maltese: “Bubaqra”
- Polish: “Bubaqra”
- Swedish: “Bubaqra”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Bubaqra”. Photo: Malcolmalta, Public domain.