Mtarfa
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Mtarfa | |
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Official name: | L-Imtarfa |
Inhabitants' name: | Ta' l-Imtarfa |
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Latitude: | 35°53 '27" N |
Longitude: | 14°23 '49" E |
Population total: | 2,396 |
Borders: | Attard, Mdina, Rabat |
Patron saint: | St. Oswald |
Website: | mtarfa.gov.mt |
Mtarfa (or L-Imtarfa) is a small town close to Rabat and Mdina in the north of Malta, with a population of 2,396 people (Nov 2005).
Mtarfa is a modern residential area, even though Roman inscriptions attributed to the Temple of Prosperine were found.
- Military barracks were built in 1890.
- A naval hospital (RNH Mtarfa) for injured persons was built during World War I. This has now been converted to a state secondary school, named after Sir Temi Zammit.
- A chapel dedicated to St. Oswald was built by the British, during their occupation of the island.
- One of the most famous landmarks of Mtarfa is the clock, built in 1895.
[edit] Mtarfa Main Roads
- Triq l-Imtarfa (Mtarfa Road)
- Triq San David (St David Street)
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