Żabbar
Sign in to saveŻabbar ( ), also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021. Originally a part of Żejtun, Żabbar was granted the title of Città Hompesch by the last of the Grand Masters of the Order of St. John to reign in Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Żabbar
- Settlement.native_name
- Ħaż-Żabbar
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- mt
- Settlement.other_name
- Città Hompesch, Casal Zabbar
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- City and Local council
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- Żabbar Street.jpg
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- Sanctuary Street, leading to the Żabbar Parish Church
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- Flag of Żabbar.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Zabbar_coa.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Zabbar in Malta.svg
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- Country
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- Region
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Ħaż-Żabbar
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- +17962
- Area
- +5.3
- Image
- Sudika Zabbar Triq Is-Santwarju.jpg
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Demography
- History
- British Era
- 1951
- Recent history
- Culture
- Devotion to Our Lady of Grace
- The Sanctuary
- Feasts
- Parish Choir
- Band Clubs
- Holy Week
- Attractions
- Memorial monuments
- Other churches
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sports
- Notable personalities
- Radio stations
- Żabbar in postage stamps
- References
- External links
Żabbar ( ), also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021. Originally a part of Żejtun, Żabbar was granted the title of Città Hompesch by the last of the Grand Masters of the Order of St. John to reign in Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim.
==Etymology== The name of the city probably derives from the Maltese word tiżbor, the process of pruning trees. Indeed, a number of families who specialised in pruning, żbir, are known to have lived in the vicinity of this village during the Middle Ages. Other possibilities of this derivation exist. Żabbar was also the surname of an important family that was known to have lived in the area. Ħaż-Żabbar could also have been a corruption of Ħas-Sabbar (the consoler village) or derived from sabbara (consoler in Maltese), which would be connected to turning to Our Lady of Graces for consolation and the old chapel of Our Lady of Graces which preceded the current sanctuary.