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Sliema (Maltese: Tas-Sliema Maltese pronunciation: [tɐsˈslɪː.mɐ]) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Harbour District. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. It is also the most densely populated town on the island.
Name of object Location Coordinates ID Photo Upload Stella Maris Parish Church: Triq il-Kbira: 00019: Upload Photo: Sacro Cuor Parish Church: Triq San Trofimu
Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" (of the shilling), [1] is a professional Maltese football club. [2] It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema .
Saint Julian's Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' San Ġiljan), originally known as Torre di San Giuliano [1] and also known as Sliema Tower (Maltese: Torri tas-Sliema), [2] is a small watchtower in Sliema, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fifth of the 13 De Redin towers. An artillery battery was built around the tower in 1715. Today, the tower ...
The Maltese football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Malta, the Premier League. The league is contested on a round-robin system and the championship is awarded to the highest ranked team at the end of the season.
Palazzo Capua, also known as Capua Palace, is an early 19th-century Neoclassic palace in Sliema, Malta. It was built by a Russian banker who named it Selma Hall. It later came into the possession of the Prince of Capua Carlo de Borbon, and his wife Penelope Caroline Smyth, for whom it is still named today.
Indeed, Sliema got its name from a 16th-century chapel that stood on the Tigné promontory dedicated to The Virgin Mary, which served as a beacon and a reference point to the few fishermen who lived in that area. The name could thus be connected with the first words of the Hail Mary prayer, which in Maltese is "Sliem Għalik Marija".
Tigné Point is a peninsula in Sliema, Malta. The area was originally occupied by several fortifications and a British barracks complex, which were left derelict for many years, until the area was redeveloped in the early 21st century. The area now contains many modern buildings and is popular among both locals and tourists.