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فیلفلا
Sign in to saveFilfla is a mostly barren, uninhabited islet south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago. Filflett, a rocky islet some southwest of Filfla, has the southernmost point of Malta. The name is believed to come from felfel, the Arabic word for peppercorn. Prior to the 17th century, nautical maps of Malta typically referred to the island as simply 'Pepper' island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Filfla
- Islands.image_name
- Filfla 1.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Filfla and neighboring Filfoletta seen from Dingli Cliffs (from northwest)
- Islands.map_image
- Filfla map.jpg
- Islands.map_caption
- Map of Filfla
- Islands.native_name
- Filfa
- Islands.location
- South of Malta, Mediterranean Sea - Island belongs to Tarxien
- Islands.archipelago
- Maltese islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 2
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.06
- Islands.elevation_m
- 60
- Islands.country
- Malta
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Malta
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Malta
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- military training area
- Country
- Malta
- Located in
- Żurrieq
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 0.06
- Elevation
- 60
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Location
- Malta
- Image
- Filfla Island.jpg
- Width
- 0.16
- Length
- 0.33
- Significant event
- earthquake
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Filfla
- located in/on physical feature
- Malta
- native label
- Filfla
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations