Il-Kalkara

Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library and St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Library
Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5.
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.

Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in , , dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John.

Square
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The , also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in , . It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866.

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.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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.

Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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-Kalkara

Latitude
35.8911° or 35° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
14.5328° or 14° 31′ 58″ east
Population
3,060
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGRM+C4
Geo­Names ID
8299725
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In Other Languages

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

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