MellieHa.com
Title
Mellieha.com - the village inside out
Description
Mellieha is a rural village and tourist resort in the Northwestern part of Malta and derives its name from the Semitic root 'm-l-h' which in Arabic means salt. The name was probably derived from the ancient Punic and Roman salt-terns; historians indicated as lying adjacent to the large sandy bay at the foot of the village.
Mellieha has been inhabited since early Neolithic times (3000 B.C). Several megalithic remains and tombs of this era and other primitive tools and fragments of pottery were found in various localities around this area, primarily at "il-Latnija" - a natural cavity used by several stone-age peoples - and at l-Gholja tax-Xemxija.
During the Roman and Byzantine occupations (213B.C- 870A.D.), Mellieha's valleys were inhabited by troglodytes, who irrigated the land, adopted natural caves as their dwelling places and buried their beloved ones in Punic style burial chambers. Following the Arab conquest and during the medieval period (870-1530A.D.), the area was deserted, primarily due to the continuous raids of the Muslim corsairs.
Languages
English
Address
- 37, Main Street
- Mellieha, MLH06 Malta
Contact
- Mellieha.com
-
- +356 21524585 & +356 21523502
Logos
Additional Information
Related Domains
External Links
- Alexa: MellieHa.com
- Accommodation In Malta
- Arts
- Clubs
- Companies
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Europe
- Events
- Ghadira
- History
- Links
- Local Council
- Madonna
- Malta
- Map Of Malta
- Mellieha
- Mellieha.Com
- Mellieha.Info
- Mellieha2000
- News
- Organizations
- Our Lady
- Photo Gallery
- Prehistory
- Religious
- Restaurants
- Sanctuary
- Shopping
- Sports
- Target
- Travel To Malta
- Vittoria
- 2000
- Mellieha.com
- Mellieha.info
- Regional