Il-Fgura - Hompesch

Il-Fgura - Hompesch is a bus stop in , . Il-Fgura - Hompesch is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near the monument .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hompesch Arch and Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

Monument
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The Hompesch Gate is a commemorative arch in , . It was built in 1801 to commemorate the locality's status as a city, which had been granted by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim on 14 September 1797.

Museum
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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in , . It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. is situated 2 km west of Il-Fgura - Hompesch.

Protected area
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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in , within the Port region of . They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. is situated 1¼ km west of Il-Fgura - Hompesch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fgura and Cottonera.

Town
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is a town in the Port Region of . It has a population of 13,066 as of 2021. Its northern fringes are bordered by the of fortifications while it merges with the towns of to the east and and to the West.

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is a group of three adjacent cities in with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.

Locality
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St. Helen's Gate, also known as Porta dei Mortari, is the main of the Santa Margherita Lines, located in , . It was built in the Baroque style in 1736 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.

Il-Fgura - Hompesch

Latitude
35.87218° or 35° 52′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.52663° or 14° 31′ 36″ east
Operator
Malta Public Transport
Network
Malta Public Transport
Open location code
8F7PVGCG+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5030144794
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
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