Salina Catacombs
The Salina Catacombs are a cluster of small catacombs located near the Church of the Annunciation in Salina, Naxxar, in Malta. Although small when compared to the catacombs of St. Paul and St.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tal-Qadi Temple and Malta National Aquarium.
Tal-Qadi Temple
Archaeological site
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The Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. Tal-Qadi Temple is situated 1 km southwest of Salina Catacombs.
Malta National Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Malta National Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Malta. It is located in Qawra, in the northern part of the island of Malta, and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects. Malta National Aquarium is situated 1½ km north of Salina Catacombs.
Ximenes Redoubt
Building
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Ximenes Redoubt is a redoubt in Salina Bay, Naxxar, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715-1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and was originally called Salina Right Redoubt. Ximenes Redoubt is situated 380 metres north of Salina Catacombs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qawra and Buġibba.
Qawra
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qawra is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Buġibba directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St.
Salina Catacombs
- Type: Tomb
- Description: archeological site in Malta
- Categories: catacombs, archaeological site, historic site, and burial
- Location: In-Naxxar, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.94446° or 35° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
14.42512° or 14° 25′ 30″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8F7PWCVG+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11874079041OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Salina Catacombs” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Salina Catacombs”
- Italian: “catacombe di Salina”
- Italian: “Catacombe di Salina”
- Italian: “Salina Catacombs”
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