# Rabat

> town near Mdina, Malta

**Wikidata**: [Q44381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44381)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat,_Malta)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/rabat-q44381

## Summary
Rabat is a town in Malta located near Mdina. It serves as a human settlement with a population of 11,497 or 12,352. Known by the alias Ir-Rabat, it has coordinates at latitude 35.881666666667, longitude 14.398888888889, and an official website at https://rabatmaltalc.gov.mt/.

## Key Facts
- **Location**: Town near Mdina, Malta; country: Malta, a sovereign state in Southern Europe on a Mediterranean archipelago
- **Aliases**: Ir-Rabat
- **Population**: 11,497.0 or 12,352.0
- **Coordinates**: Latitude 35.881666666667, longitude 14.398888888889
- **Website**: https://rabatmaltalc.gov.mt/
- **Sitelink count**: 48
- **Wikipedia title**: Rabat, Malta
- **Wikidata description**: Town near Mdina, Malta
- **Classification**: Town (settlement smaller than a city but bigger than a large village or large borough in some areas; sitelink_count: 107)
- **Related entities in Malta**: Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel (church building in Rabat, inception 1731-00-00T00:00:00Z or 1723-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 5), Collegiate Church of St Paul (church in Rabat, inception 1783-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 8), Rabat Ajax F.C. (association football club, inception 1930-00-00T00:00:00Z, headquarters in Rabat; sitelink_count: 17)
- **Nearby or contextually linked in Malta**: Baħrija (human settlement; sitelink_count: 5), Ras ir-Raħeb (limestone promontory in northwestern Malta; sitelink_count: 8), Fort Binġemma (military base, inception 1875-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 6)
- **Malta context**: Capital Valletta; notable historical capitals include Mdina; regions include Northern Region; independence 1964-09-21; sitelink_count for Malta: 322

## FAQs

### What is Rabat and where is it located?
Rabat is a town classified as a human settlement smaller than a city but larger than a large village. It sits near Mdina in Malta, a country in Southern Europe on a Mediterranean archipelago, with coordinates at latitude 35.881666666667 and longitude 14.398888888889.

### What are Rabat's population figures and online presence?
The town has a recorded population of either 11,497.0 or 12,352.0. Its official website is https://rabatmaltalc.gov.mt/, and it appears in 48 sitelinks with Wikipedia title "Rabat, Malta".

### What churches and sports clubs are in Rabat?
Key sites include Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel, built around 1723-00-00T00:00:00Z or 1731-00-00T00:00:00Z, and the Collegiate Church of St Paul from 1783-00-00T00:00:00Z. Rabat Ajax F.C., an association football club founded in 1930-00-00T00:00:00Z, has its headquarters there.

### How does Rabat connect to nearby places and Malta's broader features?
Rabat neighbors Mdina, one of Malta's notable historical capitals. It links to local features like Baħrija human settlement, Ras ir-Raħeb limestone promontory, and Fort Binġemma military base from 1875-00-00T00:00:00Z, within Malta's Northern Region context.

## Why It Matters
Rabat holds importance as a town near Mdina in Malta, anchoring local heritage through churches like Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel and Collegiate Church of St Paul, which reflect centuries of construction from the 1720s to 1780s. It supports community life via institutions such as Rabat Ajax F.C., founded in 1930, fostering sports and identity in a densely populated EU nation. Positioned in Malta's Northern Region amid features like Baħrija, Ras ir-Raħeb, and Fort Binġemma, Rabat contributes to the archipelago's cultural and historical fabric, near Mdina—a former capital—enhancing Malta's role as a Mediterranean crossroads of European influences since independence in 1964.

## Notable For
- Proximity to Mdina, a notable historical capital of Malta
- Hosting Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel with dual inception dates of 1723 or 1731
- Home to Collegiate Church of St Paul, established in 1783
- Base for Rabat Ajax F.C., a football club since 1930 with 17 sitelinks
- Connections to Maltese landmarks like Baħrija settlement, Ras ir-Raħeb promontory, and 1875 Fort Binġemma
- Alias Ir-Rabat, distinguishing it in Maltese contexts
- 48 sitelinks and Wikipedia entry as "Rabat, Malta"
- Official local council site at https://rabatmaltalc.gov.mt/
- Population metrics of 11,497.0 or 12,352.0 in a nation with 553,214 total residents

## Body

### Location and Classification
Rabat is a town near Mdina in Malta. Malta is a country in Southern Europe on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, with inception as independent state on 1964-09-21 after prior status under Kingdom of Great Britain from 1800 to 1964. Rabat classifies as a town—a settlement smaller than a city but bigger than a large village (sitelink_count: 107). Its coordinates are latitude 35.881666666667, longitude 14.398888888889. Alias: Ir-Rabat. Sitelink_count: 48. Wikipedia_title: Rabat, Malta. Wikidata_description: town near Mdina, Malta.

### Population and Online Presence
Population figures: 11,497.0, 12,352.0. Official website: https://rabatmaltalc.gov.mt/.

### Religious and Cultural Sites
Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel is a church building in Rabat, Malta (inception: +1731-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1723-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 5). Collegiate Church of St Paul is a church in Rabat, Malta (inception: +1783-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 8).

### Sports and Community Organizations
Rabat Ajax F.C. is an association football club in Malta (inception: +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 17).

### Nearby Settlements and Geographic Features
Baħrija is a human settlement (country: ; sitelink_count: 5). Ras ir-Raħeb is a limestone promontory in northwestern Malta (country: ; sitelink_count: 8).

### Military History
Fort Binġemma is a military base in Malta (inception: +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 6).

### Malta's Broader Context
Rabat exists within Malta, whose capital is Valletta and notable historical capitals include Mdina. Malta's notable regions encompass Gozo Region (Għawdex), Northern Region, Southern Region. Malta has sitelink_count: 322. Apostolic Nunciature to Malta is a diplomatic post of the Holy See (inception: +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: ; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 8).

### Distinguishing from Other Rabats
Separate entities with "Rabat" include National Congress Party (political party in Morocco; inception: 2001; country: Morocco; headquarters: Rabat; sitelink_count: 3), United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (African regional section of UCLG; country: Morocco; headquarters: Rabat; sitelink_count: 3), National Human Rights Council (inception: 1990-04-20; country: Morocco; headquarters: Rabat at lat: 34.02646, lon: -6.84259; sitelink_count: 2), Haut-Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification (government organization in Rabat, Morocco; inception: 1949; country: Morocco).

## References

1. [Source](https://localgovernmentdivisioncms.gov.mt/en/DLG/Department%20for%20Local%20Government/Pages/Commitees.aspx#:~:text=to%20increase%20to%206%20Regional%20Councils%20in%20November%202021)
2. [Source](https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/363/eng)
3. MusicBrainz
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. [Source](https://nso.gov.mt/population/world-population-day-11-july-2025/)
6. GeoNames
7. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php)
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File