Rabat, Malta

This article is about the Maltese village. For the capital city of Morocco, see Rabat. For the Maltese town also called Victoria, on the island of Gozo, see Victoria, Malta.

Rabat Il-Kunsill Lokali tar-Rabat
—  Local council  —
Ir-Rabat, Malta
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 35°52′54″N 14°23′56″E
Country	Malta
Island	Malta
District
Borders	Mdina, Mtarfa, Mġarr, Mosta, Dingli, Siġġiewi, Attard, Żebbuġ
Government
• Mayor	Sandro Craus (PL)
Area
• Total	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Population (8th largest locality)
• Total	12,473
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Rabti (m), Rabtija (f), Rabtin (pl)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	RBT
Dialing code	356
Patron saint	Saint Paul; Saint Joseph; Corpus Christi; Our Lady of The Girdle; Our Lady of Good Health; Saint Martin; Immaculate Conception
Day of festa	First Sunday of July; March 19; Second Sunday of June; First Sunday of September; Second Sunday of October; Nearest Sunday to November 11; December 8
Website	Official website

St. Paul's church

Rabat (or Ir-Rabat) is a village just outside Mdina, Malta. The name of the village is derived from the Arabic word for 'suburb': الرباط, as it was the suburb of the old capital Mdina. Half of the present-day village core also formed part of the Roman city of Melita, before the latter was resized during the Fatimid occupation. The population of Rabat is 12,462 (2010). Parts of the film Munich and Black Eagle were shot in Rabat. The village shares a name with the capital of Morocco.

The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the Republic of Malta is seated in this village.

The Local Council of Rabat is also the administrator of Baħrija.

Catacombs

Rabat is home to the famous Catacombs of St. Paul and of St. Agatha. These catacombs were used in Roman times to bury the dead as, according to Roman culture, it was unclean to bury the dead in the city (Mdina and parts of Rabat were built on top of an ancient Roman city). The Catacombs were also where early Christians secretly met and performed Mass until Constantine I made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and therefore stopped persecuting Christians. The Catacombs are now looked after by Heritage Malta, the organisation which looks after most of the museums and temples in Malta. Part of St. Paul's Catacombs, the part accessible from the Parish church which is dedicated to the same Saint, was where, according to tradition and as recorded in the Bible, St. Paul stayed for three months when he was shipwrecked on the island in 60 A.D.

Rabat Local Council

The current Rabat local council members are:

• Craus Alexander, known as Sandro (Mayor, PL)
• Cassar Nazju (PN)
• Borg Antoine (PN)
• Doris Coleiro (PL)
• Robert Micallef (PN)
• Paul Grech (PL)
• Rudolph Grima (PN)
• Peter Paul Azzopardi (PL)
• Frans Chircop (PL)

Zones in Rabat

• Landrijiet
• Ghajn Kajjet
• Kuncizzjoni
• Fomm ir-Rih
• Migra Ferha
• Tas-Salvatur
• Tas-Salib
• Dwejra
• Nadur
• Bieb ir-Ruwa
• Il-Lunzjata
• Baħrija
• Ghemieri (Gomerino)
• Ghajn Klieb
• Il-Ħemsija
• Misraħ Suffara
• Mtaħleb
• Nigret
• Nigret tal-Ħarruba
• Ras ir-Raħeb
• Rdum tal-Lunzjata
• Rdum tal-Vigarju
• Hal-Bajjada
• Santa Katarina (tad-Dahla)
• Saqqajja
• Ta' Busugrilla
• Ta' Cassia
• Ta' Fantin
• Ta' Gerżuma
• Ta' Lawrenti
• Ta' Manduca
• Ta' Namura
• Ta' Sirena
• Ta' l-Infetti
• Tabja
• Tal-Forok
• Tal-Marġa
• Tal-Virtù
• Tat-Torri
• Tax-Xieref
• Wied Gerżuma
• Wied il-Baħrija
• Wied il-Bużbież
• Wied il-Fiddien
• Wied iż-Żebbuġ
• Wied Liemu
• Wied Rini
• Wied ta' l-Isqof
• Wied tal-Marġa
• Xagħra ta' l-Isqof
• Ghar Barka

Band Clubs and Feasts

• L'Isle Adam Band Club A.D. 1860 (L-Għaqda Mużikali L'Isle Adam A.D. 1860) http://www.bandalisleadam.com/

• St. Paul Club Conte Roger Band (Każin San Pawl Banda Konti Ruġġieru) http://www.countrogerband.com/

• Festa tal-Madonna tac-Cintura http://www.rabatmalta.com/amcsaa

• Festa ta' San Guzepp http://sanguzepp.rabatmalta.com

• Festa ta' San Pawl http://sanpawl.rabatmalta.com

Main Roads

• Misraħ il-Parroċċa (Parish Square)
• Pjazza tas-Saqqajja (Saqqajja Square)
• Telgħa tas-Saqqajja (Saqqajja Hill)
• Triq Emanuele Vitale (Emanuel Vitale Street)
• Triq Ġorġ Borg Olivier (George Borg Olivier Road)
• Triq Għajn Qajjet (Għajn Qajjet Road
• Triq Għeriexem (Gheriexem Street)
• Triq Ħad-Dingli (Dingli Road)
• Triq Ħal-Tartarni (Hal Tartarni Road)
• Triq il-Buskett (Buskett Road)
• Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
• Triq il-Kulleġġ (College Street)
• Triq il-Mużew (Museum Street)
• Triq it-Tiġrija (Tigrija Street)
• Triq l-Imtarfa (Mtarfa Road)
• Triq Nani
• Triq Nikol Saura (Nicholas Saura Road)
• Triq Santa Rita (St Rita Street)
• Triq ta' l-Infetti (Nfetti Road)
• Triq tat-Tabja (Tabja Road)
• Vjal il-Ħaddiem (Labour Avenue)
• Wesgħa tal-Mużew (Museum Square)

External links

• Rabat Local Council
• Rabat Community Portal
• Rabat Ajax Football Club
• Rabat Coat of Arms