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'''Magħtab''' is a village in [[Naxxar]], [[Malta]].<ref>[https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/56582/1/IL-MAGĦTAB.pdf Il Maghtab]</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Abela|first1=Giovanni Francesco|authorlink1=Giovanni Francesco Abela|title=Della Descrizione di Malta Isola nel Mare Siciliano con le sue Antichità, ed Altre Notizie|year=1647|publisher=Paolo Bonacota|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krRTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA85|language=it}}</ref> Magħtab is mostly known for Malta's largest landfill. Since [[Maltese European Union membership referendum, 2003|Malta joined the EU in 2004]], the landfill has been closed.<ref>[http://www.wasteservmalta.com/main.asp?id=15 WasteServ Malta Ltd] {{dead link|date=February 2023}}</ref> Rehabilitation of the closed landfill is in progress.<ref>[http://www.wasteservmalta.com/maghtab Magħtab. WasteServ Malta Ltd] {{dead link|date=February 2023}}</ref> |
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The ''[[Il-Widna Acoustic Mirror|Il-Widna]]'' [[acoustic mirror]] is located {{Convert|1410|m|yd}}. The hill of [[Ġebel San Pietru]] is also located within the confines of Magħtab. |
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Maghtab is a village in Malta. Maghtab is mostly known for [[Malta]]'s largest landfill. Since Malta joined the E.U it has been closed down.<ref>http://www.wasteservmalta.com/main.asp?id=15</ref> The only [[acoustic mirror]] constructed outside the [[United Kingdom]] is found there. |
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In December 2021, residents noticed new excavated rock and construction waste, forming a new 'waste mountain'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maghtab gets third waste mountain, Wasteserv CEO says it's ok |url=https://theshiftnews.com/2022/01/06/maghtab-gets-third-waste-mountain-wasteserv-ceo-says-its-ok/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=theshiftnews.com}}</ref> [[File:Malta - Naxxar - Triq it-Targa (Triq Ghaxqet l-Ghajn) 01 ies.jpg|thumb|Acoustic mirror located in the centre of this photo|center]] |
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==Zones in Maghtab== |
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*[[Bajjad]] |
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*[[Bingjala]] |
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*[[Ġebel San Pietru]] |
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*[[Ġjovadu]] |
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*[[Ghallis]] |
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*[[Ghallis Island]] |
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*[[Ħatja il-Bajda]] |
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*[[Il-Widna]] |
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*[[Il-Mejjieli]] |
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*[[Santa Katarina]] |
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*[[Tal-Qadi]] |
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*[[Ta-Ħammud]] |
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*[[Ta' Luċija]] |
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*[[Wied Anġlu]] |
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*[[Wied Filep]] |
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*[[Wied Ta'Kieli]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 9 September 2023
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Magħtab is a village in Naxxar, Malta.[1][2] Magħtab is mostly known for Malta's largest landfill. Since Malta joined the EU in 2004, the landfill has been closed.[3] Rehabilitation of the closed landfill is in progress.[4]
The Il-Widna acoustic mirror is located 1,410 metres (1,540 yd). The hill of Ġebel San Pietru is also located within the confines of Magħtab.
In December 2021, residents noticed new excavated rock and construction waste, forming a new 'waste mountain'.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ Il Maghtab
- ^ Abela, Giovanni Francesco (1647). Della Descrizione di Malta Isola nel Mare Siciliano con le sue Antichità, ed Altre Notizie (in Italian). Paolo Bonacota. p. 85.
- ^ WasteServ Malta Ltd [dead link]
- ^ Magħtab. WasteServ Malta Ltd [dead link]
- ^ "Maghtab gets third waste mountain, Wasteserv CEO says it's ok". theshiftnews.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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