Ras il-Fenek
Ras il-Fenek is a peninsula in Marsaxlokk, Malta Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Għar Dalam and Saint Thomas Tower.
Għar Dalam
Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Għar Dalam is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
Saint Thomas Tower
Fort
Photo: Shoka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Thomas Tower, also known as Fort Saint Thomas, is a large bastioned watchtower in Marsaskala, Malta. It was built in 1614, the third of six Wignacourt towers.
Tas-Silġ
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop on the southeast coast of the island of Malta overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay and close to the town of Żejtun. Tas-Silġ is a major multi-period sanctuary site with archaeological remains covering 4000 years, from the Neolithic to the ninth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Żabbar and Southern Harbor of Malta.
Żabbar
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Żabbar, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.
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.
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.
Ras il-Fenek
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Marsaxlokk, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.8378° or 35° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
14.5642° or 14° 33′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8F7PRHQ7+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11993557868OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
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