Mtarfa is a small town close to Rabat and Mdina in the north of Malta.

Mtarfa is a modern residential area, even though Roman inscriptions attributed to the Temple of Prosperine were found.

Military barracks were built in 1890.
A naval hospital for injured persons was built during World War I. This has now been converted to a state secondary school, named after Sir Temi Zammit.
A chapel dedicated to St. Oswald was built by the British, during their occupation of the island.
One of the most famous landmarks of Mtarfa is the clock, built in 1895.

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