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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
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 ...
Sliema Point Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Ponta ta' Tas-Sliema), also known as Fort Sliema (Maltese: Il-Fortizza ta' Tas-Sliema), is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1872 and 1876. The battery stands on the peninsula that separates Marsamxett Harbour from St. Julian's Bay.
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".
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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 .
The Green House (Maltese: Id-Dar il-Ħadra) was a late 19th-century vernacular townhouse in Sliema, Malta.The historic residence was an icon in the area, situated at the end of St Mary Street of which name of street derives from the niche on the façade of the building.