- This article is about the Maltese village. For the capital city of Morocco, see Rabat. For the Maltese town also called Victoria, on the island of Gozo, see Victoria, Malta.
| Rabat
(Il-Kunsill Lokali tar-Rabat)
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Coat of arms
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| Official name: |
Ir-Rabat, Malta |
| Inhabitants: |
Rabti (m), Rabtija (f), Rabtin (pl) |
| Other names: |
(code: RBT) |
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| Latitude: |
35°52 '54" N |
| Longitude: |
14°23 '56" E |
| Area: |
26.6km² |
| Population total: |
11,473 (8th largest locality) |
| Population density: |
431/km² |
| Borders: |
Mdina, Mtarfa, Mġarr, Mosta, Dingli, Siġġiewi, Attard, Żebbuġ |
| Patron saint: |
; St. Paul;St Joseph Corpus Christi; Our Lady of The Girdle; Our Lady of Good Health; St. Martin; Immaculate Conception |
| Day of festa: |
First Sunday of July; March 19; Second Sunday of June; First Sunday of September; Second Sunday of October; Nearest Sunday to November 11; December 8 |
| Mayor: |
Sandro Craus (PL) |
| Website: |
rabatmalta.gov.mt |
St. Paul's cathedral in Rabat
Rabat (or Ir-Rabat) is a village just outside Mdina, Malta. The name of the village is derived from the arabic word for 'suburb', as it was the suburb of the old capital Mdina. Half of the present-day village core also formed part of the Roman city of Melita, before the latter was resized during the arab occupation. The population of Rabat is 11,462 (Nov 2005). Parts of the film Munich were shot in Rabat.
The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the Republic of Malta is seated in this city.
The Local Council of Rabat is also the administrator of Baħrija.
[edit] Catacombs
Rabat is home to the famous Catacombs of St. Paul and of St. Agatha. These catacombs were used in Roman times to bury the dead as, according to Roman culture, it was unclean to bury the dead in the city (Mdina and parts of Rabat were built on top of an ancient Roman city). The Catacombs were also where early Christians secretly met and performed Mass until Constantine I made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and therefore stopped persecuting Christians. The Catacombs are now looked after by Heritage Malta, the organisation who looks after most of the museums and temples in Malta. Part of St. Paul's Catacombs, the part accessible from the Parish church which is dedicated to the same Saint, was where St. Paul stayed for three months when he was shipwrecked on the island in 60 A.D.
[edit] Rabat Local Council
The current Rabat local council members are:
- Craus Alexander k/a Sandro (Mayor, PL)
- Cassar Nazju (PN)
- Borg Antoine (PN)
- Doris Coleiro (PL)
- Robert Micallef (PN)
- Paul Grech (PL)
- Rudolph Grima (PN)
- Peter Paul Azzopardi (PL)
- Frans Chircop (PL)
[edit] Zones in Rabat
- Landrijiet
- Ghajn Kajjet
- Kuncizzjoni
- Fomm ir-Rih
- Migra Ferha
- Tas-Salvatur
- Tas-Salib
- Dwejra
- Nadur
- Bieb ir-Ruwa
- Il-Lunzjata
- Baħrija
- Ghemieri
- Ghajn Klieb
- Il-Ħemżija
- Misraħ Suffara
- Mtaħleb
- Nigret
- Nigret tal-Ħarruba
- Ras ir-Raħeb
- Rdum tal-Lunzjata
- Rdum tal-Vigarju
- Hal-Bajjada
- Santa Katarina
- Saqqajja
- Ta' Busugrilla
- Ta' Cassia
- Ta' Fantin
- Ta' Gerżuma
- Ta' Lawrenti
- Ta' Manduca
- Ta' Namura
- Ta' Sirena
- Ta' l-Infetti
- Tabja
- Tal-Forok
- Tal-Marġa
- Tal-Virtù
- Tat-Torri
- Tax-Xieref
- Wied Gerżuma
- Wied il-Baħrija
- Wied il-Bużbież
- Wied il-Fiddien
- Wied iż-Żebbuġ
- Wied Liemu
- Wied Rini
- Wied ta' l-Isqof
- Wied tal-Marġa
- Xagħra ta' l-Isqof
- Ghar Barka
[edit] Band Clubs
[edit] Rabat (Malta) Main Roads
- Misraħ il-Parroċċa (Parish Square)
- Pjazza tas-Saqqajja (Saqqajja Square)
- Telgħa tas-Saqqajja (Saqqajja Hill)
- Triq Ġorġ Borg Olivier (George Borg Olivier Road)
- Triq Għajn Qajjet (Għajn Qajjet Road
- Triq Għeriexem (Gheriexem Street)
- Triq Ħad-Dingli (Dingli Road)
- Triq Ħal-Tartarni (Hal Tartarni Road)
- Triq il-Buskett (Buskett Road)
- Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
- Triq il-Kulleġġ (College Street)
- Triq il-Mużew (Museum Street)
- Triq it-Tiġrija (Tigrija Street)
- Triq l-Imtarfa (Mtarfa Road)
- Triq Nani
- Triq Nikol Saura (Nicholas Saura Road)
- Triq Santa Rita (St Rita Street)
- Triq ta' l-Infetti (Nfetti Road)
- Triq tat-Tabja (Tabja Road)
- Vjal il-Ħaddiem (Labour Avenue)
- Wesgħa tal-Mużew (Museum Square)
[edit] External links
Rabat Community/People/History
Coordinates: 35°52′54″N 14°23′56″E / 35.88167°N 14.39889°E / 35.88167; 14.39889
