Mqabba
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| Official name: | L-Imqabba |
| Inhabitants' name: | Mqabbi (m), Mqabbija (f), Mqabbin (pl) |
| Other names: | (code: MQB) |
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| Latitude: | 35°50 '39" N |
| Longitude: | 14°28 '1" E |
| Area: | 2.6km² |
| Population total: | 3,021 (Nov 2005) |
| Population density: | 1,161/km² |
| Borders: | Kirkop, Luqa, Qrendi, Siġġiewi, Żurrieq |
| Patron saint: | Assumption of Mary |
| Mayor: | Emanuel Galea (PN) |
| Website: | mqabba.gov.mt |
Mqabba (or L-Imqabba) is a small village in the south of Malta, with a population of 3,021 inhabitants (Nov 2005).
- It is famous for its limestone quarries.
- Extinct animals were found in Ta' Xantin and Ta' Kandja Quarries.
- Paleo Christian catacombs are found in this village - known as Ta' Mintna.
Amongst other important structures, one can find Vincenti Tower, and various chapels such as the Chapel of St. Basil, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. John and St.Catherine of Alexendria.
The main church is dedicated to Assumption of Our Lady.Santa Marija feast in celebrated on the 15th of August. Feasts of secondary importance are those of Corpus Christi, The Immaculate Conception (known as Our Lady of the Lily) and Our Lady of the Rosary.
The titular statue found in the church, that of the Assumption of the blessed Mother of God, was executed by Alessandro Farrugia in 1836, made out of wood. The photograph shows the statue in its original form, as it was prior to 1928, when a new sarcophagus made of silver replaced the original wooden one seen in the picture. Apart from the sarcophagus, the statue itself has lost none of its characteristics.
The Assumption of Mary is celebrated on 15 August, and is also celebrated in Qrendi, Gudja, Ghaxaq, Mosta, Attard and Victoria (Gozo). It is all celebrated in the same day, as a tradition.
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[edit] International Fireworks Festival Awards
St. Mary's Fireworks Factory has won the first Malta International Fireworks Festival in April 2006 and the Caput Lucis 'Campionato Mondiale di Fuochi d'Artificio d'Autore' held in Rome in August 2007. The band of the Socjeta' Santa Marija (of which the St. Mary Fireworks Factory forms part) also won the award 'Etoile d'Or du Jumelage', a European Union award for twinning.
[edit] Band Clubs
- St. Mary's Band Club King George V Band (L-Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija Banda Re Ġorġ V)
- Our Lady of Lily Band Club - Lily Band (Is-Soċjetà Mużikali Tal-Ġilju - Banda Lily)
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