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Ħal Tarxien Temples

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.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta
  • Also known as: “Hal Tarxien Temples”, “It-Tempji ta‘ Ħal Tarxien”, and “Tarxien Temples”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Parish Church of Christ the King.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 450 metres west of Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Church
Photo: Bulbul, Public domain.
The Basilica of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic parish church located in . is situated 430 metres northwest of Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a located in . 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. is situated 800 metres north of Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarxien and Paola.

Village
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is a town in the Port region of , seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the , a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.

Town
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Port Region of , with 8,706 inhabitants as of 2019. The town is a commercial centre in the Southern Harbour area of Malta, about 5 km from the capital , contiguous to and , with which it forms a single urban area.

Town
Photo: Ciantar patrick, Public domain.
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.

Ħal Tarxien Temples

Latitude
35.86915° or 35° 52′ 9″ north
Longitude
14.5119° or 14° 30′ 43″ east
Open location code
8F7PVG96+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24328400
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1064331
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Ħal Tarxien Temples” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տարշիեն”
  • Catalan: “temples de Tarxien”
  • Catalan: “Temples de Tarxien”
  • Cebuano: “Tarxien Prehistoric Temples”
  • Chinese: “塔爾欣神廟”
  • Chinese: “塔西安神廟”
  • Czech: “Tarxien (chrám)”
  • Czech: “Tarxien”
  • Dutch: “Megalithische tempels van Tarxien”
  • Dutch: “Tempels van Tarxien”
  • French: “Tarxien”
  • French: “Temples de Tarxien”
  • Galician: “templos de Tarxien”
  • Georgian: “ტარშიენი”
  • German: “Tempel von Tarxien”
  • Hindi: “टारज़िएन मंदिर”
  • Hungarian: “Tarxien megalitikus templomai”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Tarxien”
  • Italian: “Templi di Tarscen”
  • Italian: “Templi di Tarxien”
  • Korean: “타르신 사원”
  • Korean: “타르신 신전”
  • Latvian: “Taršīnas tempļi”
  • Lithuanian: “Taršino šventyklos”
  • Lithuanian: “Taršyno šventyklos”
  • Macedonian: “Храмовите во Таршиен”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta’ Ħal Tarxien”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta‘ Ħal-Tarxien”
  • Maltese: “Tempji ta‘ Tarxien”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tarxien-templene”
  • Norwegian: “Tarxien-templene”
  • Persian: “معابد تارشین”
  • Polish: “Świątynie Tarxien”
  • Portuguese: “Templos de Tarxien”
  • Russian: “Таршиен”
  • Russian: “Таршиенский храмовый комплекс”
  • Slovenian: “Templji Tarxien”
  • Spanish: “Templos de Tarxien”
  • Swedish: “Tarxiens förhistoriska tempel”
  • Swedish: “Tarxientemplen”
  • Thai: “หมู่วิหารฮัลตาร์ชีน”
  • Turkish: “Tarxien Tapınakları”
  • Ukrainian: “Таршіенський храмовий комплекс”

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Highlights include Madonna tar-Rużarju and Church of the Risen Christ (of All Souls).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ħal Tarxien Temples”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.