Tal-Qadi Temple

Tal-Qadi is a megalithic temple in Salina, Naxxar, Malta, built during the Tarxien phase between 3300 and 3000 BC, though the site may have been in use as early as 4000 BC during the Ggantija phase. It is the only Maltese temple oriented to the northeast, an anomaly likely caused by the steep southeast slope at the site. First excavated by Sir Temi Zammit in 1927, the temple is in a very poor state of preservation with only its general outline and central two-apse area still discernible. A notable find is a broken limestone slab incised with star-like figures and a crescent, possibly representing a star map or lunar calendar, now housed in the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.