Il-Fossa

Il-Fossa is a locality in , . Il-Fossa is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Għar Dalam and Parish Church of the Madonna of Pompei.

Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of , Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the fishing village of in .

Archaeological site
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is a rounded hilltop on the southeast coast of the overlooking Bay and close to the town of . 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 Southern Harbor of Malta and Birżebbuġa.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of extends around the natural harbour between and , with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.

Town
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is a seaside town in the of , close to . It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital , and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.

Town
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Żejtun is a city of 11,000 people in , . It is the largest city in the south of the island and one of the oldest cities in Malta. is situated 2½ km northwest of Il-Fossa.

Il-Fossa

Latitude
35.83414° or 35° 50′ 3″ north
Longitude
14.54524° or 14° 32′ 43″ east
Open location code
8F7PRGMW+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13732524187
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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