Tal-Ħandaq
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Tal-Ħandaq is an area in Qormi, Malta. It is a low hill. Situated on the left side of Mdina Road in Qormi, in the old days it was a rural area, with a few farms. In the 1800s the British established a barracks up the hill. Eventually this was changed to host the Liceo Vassalli Junior Lyceum.
In the 1980s, the MEPA started to issue permissions for houses to be built. However after some residents settled there, plans were changed and the Tal-Ħandaq area was changed to an Industrial Zone and was renamed to Tal-Ħandaq Industrial Estate'. Nowadays, although there remain some residents and a few farms, the area has flourished with an extensive number of small businesses, the most common being Panel Beating and Spray Painting, Stoneworks, Steelworks and Woodworks. There is also a film studio.
[edit] Etymology
Tal Handak is an incorrect British spelling of the Maltese town Tal-Ħandaq, located in the locality of Qormi. In Maltese the letter Q stands for a voiceless glottal plosive, (IPA: ʔ), similar to the 't' replacement in a number of British dialects, ex. fortnight [foʔnight], British [Briʔish], got [goʔ].
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.tal-handaq.co.uk to see many photos of the school grounds and buildings at Tal-Handaq.
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