Sciberras Peninsula

The Sciberras Peninsula is a strip of land in the South Eastern Region of Malta, between the Grand Harbour in the south and Marsamxett Harbour in the north.[1][2] It is called a peninsula, despite the absence of an isthmus, and at the end of this feature stands the Mount Sciberras, which gave its name to the peninsula.[1][3][4] During the Arab occupation the peninsula was called Mu'awiya, which has been taken up in Maltese as Xagħriet Mewwija (uncultivated and undulating heaths).[5]

Port of Valletta as viewed from the ISS, at the centre of the Sciberras Peninsula

The capital of Valletta is located on the Sciberras Peninsula, as is the suburb Floriana.[6]

The name comes from the old Maltese family name Sciberras or Xiberras, who would have owned the land.[7]

References
  1. Blondi 1997, p. 78.
  2. Auzias & Labourdette 2002, p. 128.
  3. Blasi 2013, p. 38.
  4. Allison 2013, p. 8.
  5. Delbeke & Schraven 2012, p. 215.
  6. Auzias & Labourdette 2002, p. 155.
  7. Guillaumier 2002, p. 869.

Bibliography
  • Allison, Olive (2013). Streets of Valletta. Palmyra Printers.
  • Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2002). "Malte". Le Petit Futé Country Guide (in French). Nouvelle éditions de l'Université.
  • Blasi, Abigail (2013). Malte et Gozo (in French). Lonely Planet.
  • Blondi, Alain (1997). Malte. guides Arthaud, Grands Voyages (in French). Paris: Arthaud.
  • Delbeke, Maarten; Schraven, Minou (2012). Foundation, Dedication and Consecration in Early Modern Europe. Leyde: Koninklijke Brill.
  • Guillaumier, Alfie (2002). Bliet u Rħula Maltin (in Maltese). Klabb Kotba Maltin.

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