Birżebbuġa
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| Birżebbuġa | |
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| Inhabitants' name: | Birżebbuġin |
| Other names: | B'buġa |
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| Latitude: | 35°49 '32" N |
| Longitude: | 14°31 '41" E |
| Population total: | 8,668 (Nov 2005) |
| Borders: | Għaxaq, Marsaxlokk, Żurrieq |
| Patron saint: | St. Peter |
| Day of festa: | August 5 |
Birżebbuġa is a town (population 8,668 (Nov 2005)) and port on Marsaxlokk Bay in southern Malta. The name of the town is Maltese for "Żebbuġa's Well". The word Żebbuġa (Arabic: Wild Olive) is probably an Arabic personal name dating back to Malta's Islamic period.
The town is most well known for the Ice Age fossils found in nearby cave called Ghar Dalam (Dalam's Cave). Birżebbuġa parish church is dedicated to St. Peter of the Chains.
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[edit] Coat of arms
Birżebbuġa's coat of arms shows a blue chevron and olive branch on a white field. The blue represents the nearby waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the olive branch is an indication of the once major importance of olives to the local economy.
[edit] Culture
The Birżebbuġa Philharmonic & Marching Band (Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda Birżebbuġa) was founded in 1990 and participates actively in cultural and religious activities all over the island of Malta. In February 2004, the band performed in Port El Kantaui, Tunisia.
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[edit] Birżebbuġa Main Roads
- Dawret il-Qalb Imqaddsa (Sacred Heart By-Pass)
- Misraħ is-Summit Bush-Gorbachev (Bush-Gorbachev Summit Square)
- Triq Birżebbuġa (Birżebbuġa Road)
- Triq Despott (Despott Street)
- Triq Ħal-Far (Hal-Far Road)
- Triq il-Port Ħieles (Freeport Street)
- Triq il-Qajjenza (Qajjenza Road)
- Triq iż-Żejtun (Zejtun Road)
- Triq iż-Żurrieq (Zurrieq Road)
- Triq S.Cachia Zammit (S.Cachia Zammit Street)
- Triq San Filippu (St Philip Street)
- Triq San Ġorġ (St George Street)
- Triq San Patrizju (St Patrick Street)
- Triq Tal-Ġebel
- Triq Tal-Ġurġier
- Xatt il-Bajja s-Sabiħa (Pretty Bay Strand)
[edit] External links
- Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda Birżebbuġa, a philharmonic group in Birżebbuġa
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