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Il-Mellieħa

Mellieħa is a town of 11,000 people in the northwestern part of . It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Popeye Village and Għadira Nature Reserve.

Theme park
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, also known as Sweethaven Village, is a purpose-built film set village that has been converted into a small attraction fun park, consisting of a collection of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings.

Nature reserve
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għadira also known as is a protected area located in the locality of , Malta. It comprises a brackish lake and a habitat.

Church
Photo: Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church in the village of in . The sanctuary originated as a natural cave which was consecrated as a church at an unknown date, and local traditions link its establishment to antiquity or the medieval period.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buġibba and Qawra.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal town on , in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.

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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 directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.

Il-Mellieħa

Latitude
35.9583° or 35° 57′ 30″ north
Longitude
14.3514° or 14° 21′ 5″ east
Population
11,400
Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)
Open location code
8F7PX952+8H
Geo­Names ID
8299733
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In Other Languages

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

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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