Grand Harbour

The Grand Harbour, also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of . It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks, wharves, and fortifications.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: natural harbour in Valetta, Malta
  • Also known as: “Marsachibir” and “The Grand Harbour”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Malta Island and Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.

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Malta is an in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago and the country of .

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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.

Islet
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, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valletta and Sliema.

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or Il-Belt is the capital of . Historically built as harbour city to first capital, preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.

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is in . and St Julian's are Malta's most modern and most built-up areas and where most tourists stay. It is where one will find the most hotels, rental apartments, restaurants, bars, shops and clubs.

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Saint Julian's is a town in the Eastern Region of . As of 2020, its registered number of inhabitants stands at 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, .

Grand Harbour

Latitude
35.895° or 35° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.5187° or 14° 31′ 7″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGW9+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5325747262
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q220899
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Grand Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المرسى الكبير (مالطة)”
  • Arabic: “الميناء الكبير”
  • Azerbaijani: “Valetta limanı”
  • Basque: “Portu Handia”
  • Belarusian: “Вялікая гавань”
  • Catalan: “Gran Port”
  • Chinese: “格兰德港”
  • Chinese: “瓦莱塔港”
  • Dutch: “Grand Harbour”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Haveno”
  • French: “Grand Harbour”
  • Georgian: “გრანდ ჰარბორი”
  • German: “Grand Harbour”
  • Hebrew: “הנמל הגדול”
  • Hungarian: “Il-Port Il-Kbir”
  • Italian: “Porto Grande”
  • Japanese: “グランド・ハーバー”
  • Latvian: “Lielā osta”
  • Maltese: “Il-Port il-Kbir”
  • Maltese: “Marsachibir (archaic)”
  • Marathi: “ग्रँड हार्बर”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Harbour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Harbour”
  • Norwegian: “Grand Harbour”
  • Polish: “Wielki Port”
  • Portuguese: “Grão-Porto”
  • Russian: “Великая гавань”
  • Slovenian: “Grand Harbour”
  • Slovenian: “Veliko pristanišče, Valletta”
  • Spanish: “Gran Puerto”
  • Turkish: “Valletta Limanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика гавань”

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Highlights include Monument to Sir Alexander Ball and World War II Siege Bell.

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