Fgura is a town in Malta. It is one of the 68 local councils.On the surface, Fgura appears to be a new town built around the 1960s. But its outward appearance belies ancient origins. The town has prehistoric roots - there are several tombs in the area - and there is evidence to suggest it was a settlement in Phoenician times. The evidence is that between the 28th of October and the 21st of December 1948, 6 Phoenician tombs were found in Fgura - mostly in Liedna Street. These tombs go back to the 3rd or 4th century B.C. These tombs were in irregular shapes and human skeletons, remains of animals, pottery and other Bronze materials and objects were found. In Fgura, a street was named 'Triq is-Sejba Punika' - in English 'Phoeneician Finding Street' - in honour of this historical finding.
Fgura, lying inland from the Three Cities, was influenced by the growth of the dockyards, especially after World War II. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Żabbar to the south and Tarxien to the West. Today, Fgura has one of the highest population densities in the country. It expanded recently on the outskirts of the Grand Harbour area and was one of the fastest-growing towns of Malta. Fgura has grown to become one of the foremost commercial areas in the central-southern part of the island.
The coat-of-arms of Fgura is made up of a red horizontal stripe containing three golden 5-pointed stars, centred across a white background. The patron saint of Fgura is Our Lady of Mount Carmel and an annual feast in her honour is celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Fgura also has one of the most peculiar shaped churches in Malta, built in the shape of a tent.
Interesting Places at Fgura
Fgura Main Roads
Fgura Streets that show the Roman Catholic Faith
Fgura, lying inland from the Three Cities, was influenced by the growth of the dockyards, especially after World War II. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Żabbar to the south and Tarxien to the West. Today, Fgura has one of the highest population densities in the country. It expanded recently on the outskirts of the Grand Harbour area and was one of the fastest-growing towns of Malta. Fgura has grown to become one of the foremost commercial areas in the central-southern part of the island.
The coat-of-arms of Fgura is made up of a red horizontal stripe containing three golden 5-pointed stars, centred across a white background. The patron saint of Fgura is Our Lady of Mount Carmel and an annual feast in her honour is celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Fgura also has one of the most peculiar shaped churches in Malta, built in the shape of a tent.
Interesting Places at Fgura
- Blandun Valley (at Blandun Valley Road)
- Carmelities Convent (at Carmelities Street)
- Cross Monument (at Hompesch Road)
- Fgura Primary School (at Writing Street)
- Gallerija Complex (at Zabbar Road)
- Hompesch Arch (at Hompesch Road)
- Our Lady of Monte Carmel's Parish Church (at R. Miller Square)
- Polverista Gate (at Cospicua Road)
Fgura Main Roads
- Triq Bormla (Cospicua Road)
- Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
- Triq Hompesch (Hompesch Road)
- Triq is-Sur (Bastion Street)
- Triq San Tumas (St Thomas Street)
- Triq Valperga (Valperga Street)
- Vjal Kottoner (Cottoner Avenue)
Fgura Streets that show the Roman Catholic Faith
- Daħlet in-Niċċa l-Antika (Old Niche Lane)
- Sqaq il-Koppla (Dome Alley)
- Triq il-Karmelitani (White Friars Street)
- Triq il-Karmnu (Our Lady of Monte Carmel Street)
- Triq il-Koppla (Dome Street)
- Triq Madre Tereża ta' Kalkuta (Mother Thersa of Calcuta Street)
- Triq Mater Boni Consilii (Our Lady of Good Council Street)
- Triq San Franġisk (St. Frances Street)
- Triq San Ġorġ Preca (St. George Preca Street)
- Triq San Ġwann (St. John Street)
- Triq San Mikiel (St. Micheal Street)
- Triq San Pietru (St. Peter Street)
- Triq San Tumas (St. Thomas Street)
- Triq San Xmun (St. Simon Street)
- Triq Sant' Antnin (St. Anthony Street)
- Triq Sant' Elija (St. Elias Street)
- Wied Blandun (Pascal Candle Valley)
- Triq Kent (Where St. Simon lived)
- Żona Tal-Patri (Friar's Area)
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