At A Glance
- Coordinates
- 35.8692, 14.5119
Overview
Tarxien is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 35.86918, 14.51193. Tarxien (Maltese: Ħal Tarxien [ˈħɐl tɐrˈʃɪːn]) is a town in the Port region of Malta, seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth. It forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Ħal Tarxien, Xlokk, Malta.
Sacred Cluster
Nearby sacred places create the location cluster described in the growth plan. This block is intentionally crawlable and links into the wider regional graph.
