Il-Miżieb

Il-Miżieb is a locality in , . Il-Miżieb is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Mellieħa and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa.

Fort
or Mellieħa Fort, also known as Il-Fortizza tas-Salib, is a World War II-era fort in , . It was built by the British on top of Mellieħa Hill, to serve as a civil defence depot and an observation post.

Church
Photo: Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church in the village of in . The sanctuary originated as a natural cave which was consecrated as a church at an unknown date, and local traditions link its establishment to antiquity or the medieval period.

Retail building
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Xemxija Battery or Pwales Left Battery, is an artillery battery in , limits of , . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manikata and Xemxija.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small settlement in the limits of in the northwestern part of . It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. The village's population of 539 is spread among 40 families.

Village
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is a suburb in the western part of in the of . It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch'). is situated 3 km southeast of Il-Miżieb.

Il-Miżieb

Latitude
35.9494° or 35° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
14.36559° or 14° 21′ 56″ east
Open location code
8F7PW9X8+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 445343871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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