Għar_il-Kbir

Għar il-Kbir

Għar il-Kbir

Cave system in Malta

Għar il-Kbir (English: Literally: "The big cave") is a complex of caves in Dingli, Malta.[1] It is mostly known for several curt ruts which are located next to it.[2] It is also commonly believed that several families of troglodytes inhabited the cave until 1835.[3] The general structure of the cave system has eight caves spread across two levels.[3][4][5]

  • The second-largest cave within the cave system.
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References

  1. [1]
    "Għar il-Kbir: Its place in Maltese history". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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    "Ghar-Il-Kbir Routes for Walking and Hiking". komoot. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. [3]
    "Clapham Junction Curt Ruts & Ghar il-Kbir Cave Complex". Maltatina. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. [4]
    Passaqui, Jean-Philippe (April 2014). "Le rôle des exploitations minières de la région d'Autun dans la constitution des collections paléontologiques". Annales de Paléontologie. 100 (2): 151–156. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.12.001. ISSN 0753-3969. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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    Buhagiar, Mario (2017-12-21), "The culture of rock-cut cemeteries and artificial ritual caves in Roman and Byzantine Malta", Caves and Ritual in Medieval Europe, AD 500-1500, Oxbow Books, pp. 185–200, retrieved 2022-01-04
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