Xemxija
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Malta
- Also known as: “Ix-Xemxija”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arrias Battery and Palazzo Pescatore.
Arrias Battery
Retail building
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Arrias Battery, also known as Xemxija Battery or Pwales Left Battery, is an artillery battery in Xemxija, limits of St. Paul's Bay, 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.
Palazzo Pescatore
Castle
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Palazzo Pescatore is a palace in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara in St. Julian's.
Mistra Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mistra Battery, formerly also known as Despirasse Battery, is an artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in the 18th century as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Paul’s Bay and Wardija.
St. Paul’s Bay
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Wardija
Hamlet
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wardija is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch').
Mellieħa
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Mellieħa is a town of 11,000 people in the northwestern part of Malta. It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months.
Xemxija
- Category: locality
- Location: St. Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.94901° or 35° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
14.38387° or 14° 23′ 2″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8F7PW9XM+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 383483008OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Xemxija” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشمسية”
- Arabic: “الشَّمْسِيَّةُ”
- Catalan: “Xemxija”
- Dutch: “Xemxija”
- French: “Xemxija”
- Hungarian: “Xemxija”
- Maltese: “Xemxija”
- Polish: “Xemxija”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Xemxija”. Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.