Sciberras Peninsula

The Sciberras Peninsula is a peninsula in the South Eastern Region of Malta, between the Grand Harbour in the south and Marsamxett Harbour in the north.[1][2] At its end 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]

Sciberras Peninsula
Port of Valletta as viewed from the ISS, at the centre of the Sciberras Peninsula
Sciberras Peninsula
Geography
LocationGrand Harbour in the south and Marsamxett Harbour in the north.
Coordinates35°53′43″N 14°30′29″E
Administration
Malta

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

Some authors maintain that the name comes from the old Maltese family name Sciberras or Xiberras, who would have owned the land.[7] Recent scholarly studies indicate that the phrase Xeberras is a Punic phrase which means the headland, or the middle peninsula, which is exactly the geographic characteristic of the Valletta-Floriana peninsula.[8]

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.
  8. Vella, John (2022-01-02). "Thalassic imaginaries: witnesses to (an) unwritten history". European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire. 29 (1): 1–41. doi:10.1080/13507486.2021.1916444. ISSN 1350-7486. S2CID 239631719.

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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