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Tarxien Temples

The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in , within the Port region of . They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta
  • Also known as: “MUSEUM Ħal Tarxien” and “Neolithic Temples”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Parish Church of Christ the King.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. is situated 380 metres west of Tarxien Temples.

Church
Photo: Bulbul, Public domain.
The Basilica of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic parish church located in . is situated 390 metres northwest of Tarxien Temples.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarxien and Paola.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Port region of , seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.

Town
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Port Region of , with 8,706 inhabitants as of 2019. The town is a commercial centre in the Southern Harbour area of Malta, about 5 km from the capital , contiguous to and , with which it forms a single urban area.

Village
Photo: Wykebjs, Public domain.
is a village in the of , with a population of 3,623 as of January 2022. It is one of the modern towns developed in Malta during the 20th century.

Tarxien Temples

Latitude
35.86893° or 35° 52′ 8″ north
Longitude
14.51102° or 14° 30′ 40″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVG96+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 324242770
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
2564445
Wiki­data ID
Q1064331
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Tarxien Temples” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տարշիեն”
  • Catalan: “temples de Tarxien”
  • Catalan: “Temples de Tarxien”
  • Cebuano: “Tarxien Prehistoric Temples”
  • Chinese: “塔爾欣神廟”
  • Chinese: “塔西安神廟”
  • Czech: “Tarxien (chrám)”
  • Czech: “Tarxien”
  • Dutch: “Megalithische tempels van Tarxien”
  • Dutch: “Tempels van Tarxien”
  • French: “Tarxien”
  • French: “Temples de Tarxien”
  • Galician: “templos de Tarxien”
  • Georgian: “ტარშიენი”
  • German: “Tempel von Tarxien”
  • Hindi: “टारज़िएन मंदिर”
  • Hungarian: “Tarxien megalitikus templomai”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Tarxien”
  • Italian: “Templi di Tarscen”
  • Italian: “Templi di Tarxien”
  • Korean: “타르신 사원”
  • Korean: “타르신 신전”
  • Latvian: “Taršīnas tempļi”
  • Lithuanian: “Taršino šventyklos”
  • Lithuanian: “Taršyno šventyklos”
  • Macedonian: “Храмовите во Таршиен”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta’ Ħal Tarxien”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta‘ Ħal-Tarxien”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta‘ Tarxien”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tarxien-templene”
  • Norwegian: “Tarxien-templene”
  • Persian: “معابد تارشین”
  • Polish: “Świątynie Tarxien”
  • Portuguese: “Templos de Tarxien”
  • Russian: “Таршиен”
  • Russian: “Таршиенский храмовый комплекс”
  • Slovenian: “Templji Tarxien”
  • Spanish: “Templos de Tarxien”
  • Swedish: “Tarxien Prehistoric Temples”
  • Swedish: “Tarxiens förhistoriska tempel”
  • Swedish: “Tarxientemplen”
  • Thai: “หมู่วิหารฮัลตาร์ชีน”
  • Turkish: “Tarxien Tapınakları”
  • Ukrainian: “Таршіенський храмовий комплекс”

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