Southern Region
The Southern Region is one of six regions of Malta. The region covers the southeastern part of the main island of Malta. The region borders the Northern, Eastern, Port and Western Regions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region with 93,900 residents
- Description: region of Malta
- Also known as: “Southern Region (Nofsinhar)” and “Southern Region, Malta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Grotto and Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.
Blue Grotto
Photo: Ninaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of Malta, a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
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 Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 4 km northeast of Southern Region.
Bubaqra Tower
Historic building
Photo: Malcolmalta, Public domain.
Bubaqra Tower, formerly named as Saliba Tower, is a fortified house in Bubaqra, limits of Żurrieq, Malta. It was built as a country retreat in the late 16th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonera and Southern Harbor of Malta.
Cottonera
Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cottonera is a group of three adjacent cities in Malta with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.
Southern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and the Three Cities, with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.
Marsaxlokk
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Marsaxlokk is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history.
Southern Region
- Categories: region of Malta and administrative territorial entity of Malta
- Location: Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Southern Region” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنطقة الجنوبية”
- Catalan: “Regió del Sud (Malta)”
- Catalan: “Reġjun Nofsinhar”
- Chinese: “馬耳他南部區域”
- Chinese: “馬耳他南部地區”
- Chinese: “马耳他南部区域”
- Chinese: “马耳他南部地区”
- Czech: “Jižní region”
- Esperanto: “Suda Regiono”
- French: “Région Sud”
- German: “Südliche Region, Malta”
- Italian: “Regione Meridionale (Malta)”
- Italian: “Regione Meridionale”
- Japanese: “南部地方 (マルタ)”
- Lombard: “Region Sud”
- Maltese: “Reġjun Nofsinhar”
- Maltese: “Reġjun tan-Nofsinnhar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reġjun Nofsinhar”
- Norwegian: “Reġjun Nofsinhar”
- Persian: “منطقه جنوبی مالت”
- Russian: “Южный регион (Мальта)”
- Russian: “Южный регион Мальты”
- Russian: “Южный регион”
- Slovenian: “Južna regija”
- Tatar: “Көньяк төбәге”
- Ukrainian: “Південний регіон”
- Urdu: “جنوبی علاقہ، مالٹا”
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