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Misraħ Għar il-Kbir

Misrah Ghar il-Kbir is a prehistoric site in , in the south of the , near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts", a complex network of tracks carved in the rock.
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Photo: Lysy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Collection of Cart ruts in Dingli, Malta
  • Also known as: “Clapham Junction” and “Misrah Ghar il-Kbir”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Verdala Palace and Saint Mary Magdalene Chapel.

Castle
Photo: Tomsen II, CC BY 3.0.
is a palace in the , limits of , . It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta. is situated 1 km north of Misraħ Għar il-Kbir.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic in the limits of , , dedicated to Mary Magdalene. It overlooks the Dingli Cliffs, and is therefore commonly known as il-kappella tal-irdum. is situated 1 km west of Misraħ Għar il-Kbir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dingli and Rabat.

Village
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is a village in the Western Region of , with a population of 3,865 as of 2021. It is 13 kilometres from the capital and two kilometers from the nearest town, .

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Western Region of , with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. It adjoins the ancient capital city of , and a north-western part of was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.

Village
Photo: Klsiggiewi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of . It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after and . is situated 3½ km east of Misraħ Għar il-Kbir.

Misraħ Għar il-Kbir

Latitude
35.85268° or 35° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.39713° or 14° 23′ 50″ east
Open location code
8F7PV93W+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 204881981
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1760477
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Misraħ Għar il-Kbir” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Clapham Junction”
  • Danish: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • Finnish: “Maltan raiteet”
  • French: “Clapham Junction”
  • French: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • German: “Clapham Junction”
  • Hebrew: “מיסרה אר איל-קביר”
  • Hebrew: “מיסרח אר איל-קביר”
  • Indonesian: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • Maltese: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Misrah Ghar il-Kbir”
  • Norwegian: “Misrah Ghar il-Kbir”
  • Polish: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • Russian: “Мисрах Гар Ил-Кбир”
  • Spanish: “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”
  • Ukrainian: “Місрах Гар Іл-Кбір”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cart Ruts and Għar il-Kbir.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Misraħ Għar il-Kbir”. Photo: Lysy, CC BY-SA 3.0.