Il-Birgu

Il-Birgu is in . Il-Birgu is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and National Library.

Museum
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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.

Library
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The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin.

Protected area
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valletta and Żabbar.

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or Il-Belt is the capital of . Historically built as harbour city to first capital, preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.

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, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of . It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.

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is a group of three adjacent cities in with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.

Il-Birgu

Latitude
35.8859° or 35° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
14.5271° or 14° 31′ 38″ east
Population
2,490
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGPG+9R
Geo­Names ID
8299702
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In Other Languages

“Il-Birgu” goes by many names.
  • Maltese: “Birgu”
  • Maltese: “Il-Birgu”

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