# Magħtab

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Village and landfill

The landfill, commonly known as 'Mount Magħtab'

**Magħtab** is a [Maltese](/source/Malta) village. It lies in the valley of the same name in the [local council](/source/Local_councils_of_Malta) of [Naxxar](/source/Naxxar).[1][2] It is the site of the largest landfill in the island, commonly known as 'Mount Magħtab'.[3] That landfill was closed when [Malta joined the EU in 2004](/source/Maltese_European_Union_membership_referendum%2C_2003),[4] but two others were subsequently opened.[5]

The *[Il-Widna](/source/Il-Widna)* [acoustic mirror](/source/Acoustic_mirror) is located 1,410 metres (1,540 yd) away. The hill of [Ġebel San Pietru](/source/%C4%A0ebel_San_Pietru) also lies within the confines of Magħtab.

In December 2021, residents noticed new excavated rock and construction waste, forming a new 'waste mountain'.[5]

The 'Ear' or acoustic mirror (centre)

On June 1, 2026, a fireworks factory near the village exploded, injuring two farmers and reportedly rattling buildings across Malta.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Il Maghtab](https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/56582/1/IL-MAGĦTAB.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Abela, Giovanni Francesco](/source/Giovanni_Francesco_Abela) (1647). [*Della Descrizione di Malta Isola nel Mare Siciliano con le sue Antichità, ed Altre Notizie*](https://books.google.com/books?id=krRTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA85) (in Italian). Paolo Bonacota. p. 85.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tom_3-0)** Michael Cassar Torreggiani (17 July 2007). [Maghtab: A breath of fresh air](https://timesofmalta.com/article/maghtab-a-breath-of-fresh-air.11042). *Times of Malta*. Accessed June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [WasteServ Malta Ltd](http://www.wasteservmalta.com/main.asp?id=15) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-shift_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-shift_5-1) ["Maghtab gets third waste mountain, Wasteserv CEO says it's ok"](https://theshiftnews.com/2022/01/06/maghtab-gets-third-waste-mountain-wasteserv-ceo-says-its-ok/). *theshiftnews.com*. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [\[1\]](https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/142248/fireworks_factory_explodes_in_mosta_area_1)

[35°56′42″N 14°26′24″E / 35.945°N 14.44°E / 35.945; 14.44](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mag%C4%A7tab&params=35.945_N_14.44_E_)

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