Fgura
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Fgura is a medium-sized town in Malta, on the island of Malta. It is one of the 68 local councils.
Fgura, on the surface, appears to be a new town built in the 1960s. But its outward appearance belies ancient origins. The town has prehistoric roots - there are several tombs in the area - and there is evidence to suggest it was a settlement in Phoenician times. Between the 28th of October and the 21st of December 1948, 6 Phoenician tombs in Fgura - mostly in Liedna Street. These tombs goes back to the 3rd or 4th century B.C. These tombs were in irregular shpaes and human skeletons, remains of annimals, pottery and other Bronze materials and objects were found. In Fgura, a street was named 'Triq is-Sejba Punika' - in English 'Phoeneician Finding Street' - in honour of this historical finding.
Before World War II, the town was a rural village with few, scattered farmhouses of which there remains practically nothing.
Fgura, lying inland from the Three Cities, was influenced by the growth of the dockyards, especially after World War II. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Zabbar to the south and Tarxien to the West. Today, Fgura is the residential area with one of the high densley populations in the country. It expanded recently on the outskirts of the Grand Harbour area and was one of the fastest-growing towns of Malta. Fgura has grown to become one of the foremost commercial areas in the central-southern part of the island.
The coat-of-arms of Fgura is made up of a red horizontal stripe containing three golden 5-pointed stars, centred across a white background.
Places of interest
The patron saint of Fgura is Our Lady of Mount Carmel and an annual feast in her honour is celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Fgura also has one of the most peculiar shaped churches in Malta, built in the shape of a tent. A picture can be found here :
http://www.fguraparish.org/pages/ritratti.html
The monument at the centre, which rests on four colomns has a significant meaning. Three of them represents the towns which Fgura is adjacent to:- Paola, Tarxien and Zabbar . The other one represents the Parish of Fgura.
The Fgura Scout Group
The Fgura Scout Group is a member of the South District of the Scout Association of Malta.
They currently have about 120 Uniformed Members in 4 Sections. 2 Pack sections, a Troop Section, a Venture Unit and a Rover Crew. The Group also has a Band made up of Troop, Unit and Crew members.
Apart from the local and national activities, the Group also participates in overseas activities and frequently hosts the First Woodend Scout Group of Bristol-UK for their traditional exchange visits. This year the Group will be going to the Eurojam in the UK and as last year, they are also planning to participate in the annual JOTA/JOTI.
External links
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