🏛️ Ħaġar Qim Temples
Malta
About This Sacred Site
Ħaġar Qim is a megalithic temple complex on Malta's southern coast dating to approximately 3600-3200 BCE, making it older than the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge. The UNESCO World Heritage temples are believed to have been sites of fertility worship and astronomical observation. The largest stone in the complex weighs an estimated 20 tonnes, and the temples are precisely aligned with astronomical phenomena including the summer solstice sunrise.
Key Facts
- •Dating to 3600-3200 BCE, older than the Great Pyramid of Giza
- •UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other Maltese megalithic temples
- •The main doorway is aligned with the summer solstice sunrise
- •The largest megaliths weigh approximately 20 tonnes
- •Fertility figurines found here suggest a mother goddess cult
Location
Coordinates: 35.8272, 14.4419
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