Maqluba
Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: a sinkhole in Qrendi, Malta
- Also known as: “Il-Maqluba”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Matthew and Blue Grotto.
Church of St. Matthew
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Matthew, also known as San Mattew tal-Maqluba, is a Roman Catholic church situated on the outskirts of Qrendi overlooking the Maqluba sinkhole in Malta.
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.
Parish Church of the Assumption, Qrendi
Church
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Qrendi, Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qrendi and Zurrieq.
Qrendi
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi.
Zurrieq
Town
Photo: Mauroonline, CC BY 2.5.
Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014.
Mqabba
Village
Photo: Edward Lear, Public domain.
Mqabba is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It has a traditional Maltese village layout, with a population of about 3,339 inhabitants, as of January 2019.
Maqluba
- Category: sinkhole
- Location: Il-Qrendi, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.83081° or 35° 49′ 51″ northLongitude
14.45764° or 14° 27′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8F7PRFJ5+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 3571103396OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q20922739
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Maqluba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المقلوبة”
- Cebuano: “Il-Maqluba”
- French: “Il-Maqluba”
- German: “Maqluba”
- Italian: “Il-Maqluba”
- Italian: “Maqluba”
- Japanese: “イル=マクルーバ”
- Maltese: “Il-Maqluba”
- Persian: “المقلوبه”
- Polish: “Maqluba”
- Swedish: “Il-Maqluba”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Il Maqluba and St. Matthew.
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