Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2

Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2 is a bus stop in Il-Kalkara, Malta. Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2 is situated near the government office FTIAS Back Office Services, as well as near Malta Gaming Authority.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Saint Rocco and Red House.

Fort Saint Rocco

Fort

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Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s. Fort Saint Rocco is situated 350 metres northwest of Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2.

Red House

Historic building

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Red House is a historic building, which is situated 440 metres west of Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2.

Fort Ricasoli

Castle

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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 1½ km northwest of Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xghajra and Kalkara.

Xghajra

Village

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Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.

Kalkara

Village

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Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.

Birgu

Town

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Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.

Ix-Xgħajra - Smart City 2

Latitude

35.89075° or 35° 53′ 27″ north

Longitude

14.54091° or 14° 32′ 27″ east

Operator

Malta Public Transport

Network

Malta Public Transport

Open location code

8F7PVGRR+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13655664391

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: FTIAS Back Office Services and Malta Gaming Authority.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Smart City Malta and Da Vinci / Vecchia taRanto.

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