Northern Region
The Northern Region is one of six regions of Malta. The region includes the northwestern part of the main island of Malta. The region borders the Eastern, Southern and Western Regions, and is also close to Gozo Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region with 103,000 residents
- Description: region of Malta (Tramuntana)
- Also known as: “Northern region” and “Northern Region, Malta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Stadium Ta‘ Qali and Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples.
National Stadium Ta‘ Qali
Stadium
Photo: D T G, Public domain.
The National Stadium, locally also referred to as Ta' Qali, officially known as Grawnd Nazzjonali, is a stadium located in Ta' Qali, Malta. The stadium, which also contains the headquarters of the Malta Football Association, seats 16,997 people and is, by far, the largest stadium in the country.
Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples
Archaeological site
Photo: Ed88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites.
Skorba Temples
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The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in the Northern Region of Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosta and Buġibba.
Mosta
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Mosta is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour.
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba 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 Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Mdina
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.
Northern Region
- Categories: region of Malta and administrative territorial entity of Malta
- Location: Malta, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Northern Region” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنطقة الشمالية”
- Armenian: “Հյուսիսային շրջան, Մալթա”
- Catalan: “Nord”
- Chinese: “馬耳他北部地區”
- Chinese: “马耳他北部地区”
- Czech: “Severní region”
- Esperanto: “Norda Regiono”
- French: “région Nord (Malte)”
- French: “région Nord”
- French: “Région Nord”
- German: “Nördliche Region, Malta”
- German: “Nördliche Region”
- Italian: “Regione Settentrionale”
- Japanese: “北部地域”
- Lombard: “Region Nord”
- Maltese: “Reġjun tat-Tramuntana, Malta”
- Maltese: “Reġjun Tramuntan”
- Maltese: “Tramuntana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reġjun Tramuntana”
- Norwegian: “Reġjun Tramuntana”
- Persian: “منطقه شمالی مالت”
- Russian: “Северный регион (Мальта)”
- Russian: “Северный регион”
- Slovenian: “Severna regija”
- Tatar: “Төньяк тәбәге”
- Ukrainian: “Північний регіон”
- Urdu: “شمالی علاقہ، مالٹا”
- “Tramuntana”
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