Għadira Nature Reserve
Għadira also known as Għadira Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta. It comprises a brackish lake and a salt marsh habitat.Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
October—May: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:30 PM—5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
public holidays: closed
September—May: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 2:00 PM—7:00 PM - Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve
- Also known as: “Għadira” and “Ir-Riserva Naturali tal-Għadira”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Popeye Village and Wied Musa Battery.
Popeye Village
Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popeye Village, also known as Sweethaven Village, is a purpose-built film set village that has been converted into a small attraction fun park, consisting of a collection of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings.
Wied Musa Battery
Photo: BoneA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wied Musa Battery, also known as Swatar Battery, is a former artillery battery in Marfa, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1714–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa
Church
Photo: Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Mellieħa in Malta. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buġibba and St. Paul’s Bay.
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
St. Paul’s Bay
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Mġarr
Village
Mġarr, formerly known as Mgiarro, is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mġarr is a rural village, isolated from nearby towns and cities. Mġarr lies west of Mosta and is surrounded by farmland and vineyards.
Għadira Nature Reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Mellieħa, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9708° or 35° 58′ 15″ northLongitude
14.3471° or 14° 20′ 49″ eastOperator
BirdLife MaltaOpen location code
8F7PX8CW+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 346146995OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q1405535
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Satellite Map
Discover Għadira Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Għadira Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- German: “Ghadira Nature Reserve”
- German: “Għadira Nature Reserve”
- Italian: “Riserva naturale di Għadira”
- Polish: “Għadira”
- Polish: “Rezerwat Għadira”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as It-Telgħa tal-Aħrax and It-Taflija.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Għadira Police Station and Għadira Bay.
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