Ħal Ġinwi temple, Marsaxlokk

#5 among attractions in Marsaxlokk

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The Ħal Ġinwi temple was a prehistoric megalithic temple site located southeast of Żejtun, Malta dating back to the Ġgantija phase. The site is located in an area bearing the same name, or alternatively Ħal Ġilwi, which is known for its archaeological remains, and lies around one kilometre from the Tas-Silġ multi-period sanctuary and archaeological site. ()

Coordinates: 35°50'55"N, 14°32'50"E

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Ħal Ġinwi temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Għar Dalam, Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompei, Riħama Battery, Church of St Catherine.

1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Specialty museum
Għar Dalam, Cottonera
36 min walk • Għar Dalam is a 144 metre long phreatic tube and cave, or cul-de-sac, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bone remains of animals that were stranded and subsequently became extinct in Malta at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum.
0.5 miS
Church
Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
13 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk in Malta.
1 miE
Forts and castles
Riħama Battery, Cottonera
27 min walk • Riħama Battery is an artillery battery in Marsaskala, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1714–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. The battery still exists, although it is in a dilapidated state with part of it having collapsed.
0.9 miNW
Church
Church of St Catherine, Żejtun
23 min walk • The Church of St Catherine, Żejtun, is a Roman Catholic church, the seat of the archpriest of Żejtun and the mother church of various parishes established from the originally larger territory of the Żejtun parish.
1.5 miSW
Church, Forts and castles
Saint George Redoubt, Malta Island
39 min walk • Saint George Redoubt is a redoubt in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built in 1714–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and it got its name from a chapel dedicated to St.
0.6 miNW
Church
St. Catherine's Old Church, Żejtun
16 min walk • St. Catherine's Old Church, also known as St. Gregory's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Żejtun. The church and its complex sit towards the outskirts of the town, commanding views over Marsascala Bay, St. Thomas' Bay and Marsaxlokk harbour.
0.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Saint Paul's Battery, Malta Island
21 min walk • Saint Paul's Battery, also known as Ta' Lombardi Battery, is an artillery battery in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It stands on high ground at the shoreward end of Delimara Point, above il-Ħofra-z-Zgħira.
1.2 miE
Temple
Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple, Malta Island
32 min walk • Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple is a ruined megalithic temple in Xrobb l-Għaġin, limits of Marsaxlokk, Malta. After being identified in 1913, the site was excavated between 1914 and 1915.
1.5 miSW
Church
St George's Chapel, Malta Island
39 min walk • St George's Chapel or the Church of St George the Martyr, is a small Roman Catholic church located in the village of Birżebbuġa, Malta.
~1670 ftSE
Temple, Ancient Greek architecture
Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk
9 min walk • Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop on the south-east coast of the island of Malta, overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, and close to the town of Żejtun.
1 miNW
Palace, Baroque architecture
Casa Perellos, Żejtun
27 min walk • Casa Perellos is a Baroque townhouse, originally a country residence with open country views, in Żejtun, Malta. It was built as a private property purposely intended for the then Grand Master of the Order of St John Ramón Perellós y Rocafull and his family.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ħal Ġinwi temple?

Nearby attractions include Chapel of St Nicholas, Marsaxlokk (1 min walk), Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk (9 min walk), Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk (13 min walk), Chapel of St Mary of Ħal Tmin, Marsaskala (14 min walk).