Ġnien il-Mediterran
Ġnien il-Mediterran is a park in Paola, Malta. Ġnien il-Mediterran is situated nearby to the church MCAST Chapel, as well as near the prison Il-Ħabs ta‘ Kordin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Mariam Al-Batool Mosque.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
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 Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 640 metres south of Ġnien il-Mediterran.
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque
Mosque
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Mariam Al-Batool Mosque is a mosque located in Paola, Malta. The first stone of the mosque was laid by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1978 and its doors were open to the public in 1982, and officiated in 1984. Mariam Al-Batool Mosque is situated 260 metres east of Ġnien il-Mediterran.
Ħal Tarxien Temples
Protected area
The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in Tarxien, within the Port region of Malta. 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. Ħal Tarxien Temples is situated 1 km southeast of Ġnien il-Mediterran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malta Dockyard and Tarxien.
Malta Dockyard
Locality
Malta Dockyard was an important naval base in the Grand Harbour in Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. The infrastructure which is still in operation is now operated by Palumbo Shipyards.
Tarxien
Village
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Tarxien is a town in the Port region of Malta, seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.
Marsa
Village
Photo: Brian Harrington Spier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsa is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 4,401 people as of March 2014. The name Marsa means "the harbour".
Ġnien il-Mediterran
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Ġnien Gaddafi”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Paola, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.87526° or 35° 52′ 31″ northLongitude
14.50612° or 14° 30′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGG4+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 223946553OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MCAST Chapel and Il-Ħabs ta‘ Kordin.
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