Mosta (or Il-Mosta) is a town situated in the middle of the island of Malta, to the north-west of Valletta. It has a population of 18,676 people (Nov 2005). In fact a lot of traffic pass threw Constitution Street, one of Mosta's main streets which connects the South to the North. Mosta celebrates the feast of Saint Mary the Assumption on the 15th August. This is a very popular feast among the Mostin and tourists alike. Mosta has many legends such as the Mosta Bride (L-Gharusa tal-Mosta) and a lot of historical places such as the Victoria Lines and Medieval chapels. Mosta has its own scouts and girl guides as well as two band clubs (15th August and Santa Marija) and two fire works factories that make spectacular fire works. The main attraction in Mosta is the Rotunda - a huge round church with the third largest unsupported dome in the world. Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... For the use of the word populations in statistics, see statistical population. ... Attard (or ĦAttard) is a village located near the centre of the island of Malta, with a population of around 10,000. ... Lija is a small village located approximately in the centre of Malta. ... Mġarr (or L-Imġarr), formerly known as Mgiarro, is a small town northwest of the mainland of Malta. ... Naxxar (or In-Naxxar) is a village in the central north of Malta, with a population of about 11,947 people (Nov 2005). ... Victoria (also called Rabat) is the capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. ... St Pauls Bay (San Pawl il-Baħar in Maltese) is situated in the north west of the island of Malta, sixteen kilometres from the capital city Valletta. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... The culture of Malta is a reflection of various cultures that have come into contact with the Maltese Islands throughout the centuries, including neighbouring Mediterranean cultures, and the cultures of the nations that ruled Malta for long periods of time prior to its independence in 1964. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ...

Rotunda of Mosta (Mosta Dome)

Main article: Rotunda of Mosta

Mosta boasts the third largest unsupported dome in Europe [1] dedicated to the Assumption. The Feast of the Assumption is held on August 15 and it is a public holiday. The church is also known as the Rotunda of St Marija Assunta. On 9 April 1942, the church was nearly destroyed during World War 2. An Axis bomb pierced the dome of the church but failed to explode. The detonator was removed and a replica bomb is now displayed as a memorial. The Rotunda of St Marija Assunta is found in Mosta, Malta and was designed by Girogio Grongnet. ... Dome of the Pantheon in Rome with oculus. ... The Assumption has been a subject of Christian art for centuries. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The Cumbo Tower

The Cumbo Tower was the stronghold of Mosta in the Middle Ages. It is presently owned by the Contessa Preziosi, the daughter of the late Barone della Quleja. Count Preziosi is a title of Maltese nobility. ...

General

Since Mosta is in the centre of Malta, it is within very easy reach of tourists. Most buses pass from Mosta on the way to Buġibba, Ċirkewwa or Mellieħa after having left from Valletta. BuÄ¡ibba is a small town situated adjacent to Qawra and forming part of the local council of St. ... ÄŠirkewwa, is a harbour in the nothernmost part of Malta. ... Mellieħa [me-lee-ha] (also called Il-Mellieħa) is a large village (pop. ... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ...

An interesting attraction in Mosta is the Speranza Chapel ('speranza' meaning 'hope'), which is situated close to the Speranza Valley. It was built in the 18th century, between 1760 and 1761. A legend tied to this small Chapel recounts that during a Turkish invasion, a young girl and her sisters were taking care of their family's sheep. Whilst the sisters escaped, the little girl couldn't run very fast because she limped slightly. It is said that she hid in a cave (it is found under the Chapel, on its left side), and that she prayed to Our Lady, who immediately intervened and had a spider weave its web over the opening of the cave. When the Turkish invaders chasing her arrived, they didn't look for her in the cave because they thought the girl could not be hiding there because the web was intact.

Mosta Main Roads

• Pjazza Rotunda (Rotunda Square)
• Triq C.Dimech (C.Dimech Street)
• Triq F.Napuljun Tagliaferro (F.Napolione Tagliaferro Street)
• Triq id-Dura (Dura Street)
• Triq il-Barrieri (Quarries Street)
• Triq il-Belt Valletta (Valletta Road)
• Triq il-Bidnija (Bidnija Road)
• Triq il-Bistra (Bistra Road)
• Triq il-Fortizza tal-Mosta (Mosta Fort Street)
• Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
• Triq il-Kostituzzjoni (Constitution Street)
• Triq il-Kungress Ewkaristiku (Euacharistic Congress Street)
• Triq il-Midbaħ (Midbah Street)
• Triq il-Missjunsarji Maltin (Maltese Missioners Street)
• Triq il-Pont (Bridge Street)
• Triq l-Assemblea Nazzjonali
• Triq l-Imsiebaħ (Partner Street)
• Triq l-Oratorju (Oratory Street)
• Triq Sant' Antnon Abati (St Anthony Abbot Street)
• Triq Santa Margarita (Santa Margarita Road)
• Triq Tal-Bistra (Tal-Bistra Road)
• Triq Ponsonby (Ponsonby street)
• Vjal il-Qalbiena Mostin (Mosta's Heros Street)
• Vjal l-Indipendenza (Independence Avenue)
• Vjal Millbrae (Millbrae Avenue)

External links

• Mosta Local Council Website
• Mosta Archpresbiteral church and other local feasts

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