Ġnien il-Kbir
in Ir-Rabat, Malta
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Luqa Airport (5 mi) -
Comiso Airport 'Vincenzo Magliocco' (79 mi) - Lampedusa Airport (103 mi)
- Sigonella Airport (110 mi)
- Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (116 mi)
- Pantelleria Airport (150 mi)
- Reggio Calabria Airport (167 mi)
- Palermo / Punta Raisi Airport (175 mi)
- Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- City of Valletta (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Megalithic Temples of Malta (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Villa Romana del Casale (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Pinto Marina (marina, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.871 and 14.396 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 52' 14" and E 14° 23' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Maltese, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:44 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Malta
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:47 am and 4:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Malta.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Malta. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ġnien il-Kbir
Ġnien il-Kbir in Ir-Rabat is a city in Malta a little west of Valletta, the country's capital.
Local time in Ġnien il-Kbir is now 10:44 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Malta with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Ġnien il-Kbir, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Malta is Luqa Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Malta is Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dingli, Imdina, Imtarfa, Siggiewi and Haz-Zebbug. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (13 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Corinthia Palace Hotel
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Malta Golden Sands
The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux
Grand Hotel Malta
Bella Vista Hotel
Club Salina Wharf
Qawra Palace Hotel
The Bugibba Hotel
Sunflower
Relax Inn Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Mdina Grand Prix Video Sunday 2014
Classic car races around Mdina Malta...an annual event organised by the Valletta Grand Prix Foundadtion..........APOLOGIES HAD SOUND ISSUES WHILST RECORDING .....ALSO UNCUT AND ...
Part 2 VGP Mdina Sunday Races 2013
Mdina Grand Prix Sunday motorsport classics event.
Mdina Grand Prix Mtahleb Hill Climb event 11 Oct 2012.
Mdina Grand Prix Hill climb event held at Mtahleb limits of Rabat Malta for Classic cars.
Mdina Grand Prix 2014 Saturday Car Parade
MDINA GRAND PRIX 2014 After timed runs & practise runs, the competitors enjoy a circuit caracade.
Mdina Grand Prix 2011 - 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12
1973 Jaguar E-Type, Series 3, V12 racing the Mdina Grand Prix in Malta on 23rd October 2011.
Mdina and Rabat, Malta
Perched on a plateau, Mdina retains a medieval atmosphere, which is reflected in its ancient winding streets and stunning architecture. Enjoy the Mdina Experience, visit the nearby Catacombs...
Medieval Mdina May 2014
3th day Mdina
The Old Mdina @ Malta
Maltan saaren keskiosassa sijaitsee entinen pääkaupunkin Rabat, jonka vanha kaupunki on nimeltään Mdina. Tämä muureilla ympäröity kaupunki tunnetaan myös termillä "hiljainen kaupunki"....
Part 4 VGP Mdina Sunday Races 2013
Mdina Grand Prix 2013.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Buskett Gardens
Buskett, in Siġġiewi, Malta is one of the few woodland area in Malta and is overlooked by Verdala Palace. The Buskett Gardens are located in the fertile valley of Wied Il- Luq, Siġġiewi. They are located to the south of Rabat and just east of Dingli. The gardens are at their best in the spring but they offer shade from the harsh mid-summer sun and offer a quiet place for a walk in the winter months.
Misrah Ghar il-Kbir
Misrah Ghar il-Kbir (informally known as Clapham Junction) is a prehistoric site in Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts" - a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. The age and purpose of the tracks are still a mystery of Maltese history. In general, most archeologists presume that the site developed about 2000 BC after new settlers came over from Sicily to start the Bronze Age in Malta.
RNH Mtarfa
The Royal Navy Hospital Mtarfa was a British naval hospital in Mtarfa, Malta. It was the main hospital for British Forces in the eastern Mediterranean until the British left the now-independent Malta in 1979. The hospital was commissioned in 1912 as a replacement for the then ageing Valletta Hospital. It was used during World War I to hold injured Australian and New Zealand troops from the failed 1915 landings at Gallipoli.
Ta' Qali
Ta' Qali is a village in Malta, a wide open space in the middle of Malta containing the national stadium, Ta' Qali National Park and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija. Shortly before World War II, the area was used to build a military aerodrome and a station for the Royal Air Force (RAF), called RAF "Ta Kali". RAF Ta Kali was operational throughout the war and continued to be used as an RAF airfield until the mid-1950s. Latterly, U.K.
Savio College, Dingli
Savio College is a boys' secondary, church school. It is situated in the west of Malta, in the picturesque village of Ħad-Dingli. The Salesians of Don Bosco run this school (Y) :P The school is called Savio College for one of Don Bosco's students, St. Domenic Savio.
St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Mdina, in Malta. It is built on the site where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following his shipwreck off the Maltese coast.
St. Paul's Missionary College
St. Paul's Missionary College (abbreviated SPMC) is a secondary school in Malta founded by Joseph De Piro. There is also a St. Paul's Missionary College in Melbourne Australia. It is the Formation House of the Missionary Society of St Paul in Australia, this venue is also being used as a Retreat and Spirituality Centre.
Verdala Palace
The Verdala Palace is the official summer residence of the President of Malta. It was built by Grandmaster Hughues Loubenx de Verdalle in 1586 on the site of a hunting lodge previously owned by Grandmaster Jean de la Valette-Parisot. The palace is known for its surrounding boschetto, which is a large semi-landscaped area that was used by the Knights of Malta for game hunting. The palace was embellished over the years by Grandmaster Jean de Lascaris-Castellar and Grandmaster Manoel de Vilhena.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ġnien il-Kbir.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gnien-Il Gbir, Gnien el Gbir, Ġnien il-Kbir
