Bubaqra

Bubaqra is a hamlet with its own administrative division in , . Whilst it is a part of Żurrieq it wasn't always the case. It is a small rural village between Nigret and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Malcolmalta, Public domain.
  • 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.

Historic building
Photo: Malcolmalta, Public domain.
, formerly named as Saliba Tower, is a fortified house in Bubaqra, limits of , . It was built as a country retreat in the late 16th century.

Building
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The Chapel of St Leo is a Roman Catholic chapel is located in the village of , . The chapel serves as the official cemetery chapel of . It is the only such chapel dedicated to Pope Leo I in .

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zurrieq and Safi.

Town
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Żurrieq 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.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the Western Region of , bordering and . 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 , a round Punic-Roman tower in the village, was probably built at the time of the Punic Wars.

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…

Bubaqra

Latitude
35.82409° or 35° 49′ 27″ north
Longitude
14.47818° or 14° 28′ 41″ east
Population
6,700
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
8F7PRFFH+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13758425955
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2563180
Wiki­data ID
Q2927369
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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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Żurrieq Cemetery and Knisja ta‘ Santa Marija ta’ Bubaqra.

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